Toggleterm.nvim: Start a terminal buffer in the background, hide/show on demand

Plugins
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I would like to have a terminal buffer that is hidden when it starts, and then, through a command (preferably mapped to a key binding), it can be shown or hidden as a floating window inside Neovim.

In theory, toggleterm.nvim can do this. However, I’m having trouble understanding how to make a terminal buffer hidden by default. According to its README (and also :h toggleterm):

term:spawn() can be used to start the command in a background buffer without opening a terminal window yet

What does term:spawn() mean and how is it used? Does this refer to an internal method of the plugin, or something built into Neovim?

2

Not sure how toggleterm.nvim does as I only see it call termopen().
Maybe you can try termopen, remember its buffer number then hide.

3

How do I find its buffer number?

After :lua vim.fn.termopen('/bin/zsh') or :ToggleTerm, it’s not listed in :buffers.