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created 2006 · complexity basic · author Eric Arnold · version n/a

I wanted to do

:new file*.[ch]

and have each file show up in a new window, without having to mess up the args list or whatever. I came up with the following script.

command! -nargs=* -complete=file New call Foreach( "new %% ", <f-args> )
command! -nargs=* -complete=file Vnew call Foreach( "vnew %% ", <f-args> )
command! -nargs=* -complete=file Diff call Foreach( "vnew %% | diffthis", <f-args> )
" %% symbols are replaced with file/arg names
function! Foreach( ... )
  let cmd = a:1
  "echomsg 'cmd='.cmd . ',0:'.a:0.',all:'.string(a:000)
  let fnames = []
  for i in range( 1, a:0 - 1 )
    let l = split( glob( a:000[i] ), "\n" )
    if len( l ) < 1
      let l = [ a:000[i] ]
    endif
    call extend( fnames, l )
  endfor
  for fname in fnames
    let cmd1 = substitute( cmd, '%%', fname, 'g' )
    exe cmd1
    "echomsg cmd1
  endfor
endfunction

Comments[]

Is this to do :n file*.[ch] | sball

or with Vim 7 :n file*.[ch] | tab sball

sball isn't workable if you already have a big buffer list of other stuff.

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-I wanted to do
- :new file*.[ch]
-and have each file show up in a new window, without having to mess up the args list or whatever. I came up with the following script, which is probably re-inventing something, or just missing a Vim feature somewhere. The gears are just grinding tonight. If not, the function might be useful.
-command! -nargs=* -complete=file New call Foreach( "new %% ", &lt;f-args&gt; )
-command! -nargs=* -complete=file Vnew call Foreach( "vnew %% ", &lt;f-args&gt; )
-command! -nargs=* -complete=file Diff call Foreach( "vnew %% | diffthis", &lt;f-args&gt; )
-" %% symbols are replaced with file/arg names
-function! Foreach( ... )
- let cmd = a:1
- "echomsg 'cmd='.cmd . ',0:'.a:0.',all:'.string(a:000)
- let fnames = []
- for i in range( 1, a:0 - 1 )
- let l = split( glob( a:000[i] ), "\n" )
- if len( l ) &lt; 1
- let l = [ a:000[i] ]
- endif
- call extend( fnames, l )
- endfor
- for fname in fnames
- let cmd1 = substitute( cmd, '%%', fname, 'g' )
- exe cmd1
- "echomsg cmd1
- endfor
-endfunction
 }}
+I wanted to do
+<pre>
+:new file*.[ch]
+</pre>
+and have each file show up in a new window, without having to mess up the args list or whatever. I came up with the following script.
-== Comments ==
-Is this to do:
+<pre>
-:n file*.[ch] | sball
+command! -nargs=* -complete=file New call Foreach( "new %% ", <f-args> )
+command! -nargs=* -complete=file Vnew call Foreach( "vnew %% ", <f-args> )
+command! -nargs=* -complete=file Diff call Foreach( "vnew %% | diffthis", <f-args> )
+" %% symbols are replaced with file/arg names
+function! Foreach( ... )
+  let cmd = a:1
+  "echomsg 'cmd='.cmd . ',0:'.a:0.',all:'.string(a:000)
+  let fnames = []
+  for i in range( 1, a:0 - 1 )
+    let l = split( glob( a:000[i] ), "\n" )
+    if len( l ) < 1
+      let l = [ a:000[i] ]
+    endif
+    call extend( fnames, l )
+  endfor
+  for fname in fnames
+    let cmd1 = substitute( cmd, '%%', fname, 'g' )
+    exe cmd1
+    "echomsg cmd1
+  endfor
+endfunction
+</pre>
+==Comments==
-or with Vim 7
+Is this to do <code>:n file*.[ch] | sball</code>
-:n file*.[ch] | tab sball
+or with Vim 7 <code>:n file*.[ch] | tab sball</code>
-Or am I missing something?
-Bheeshmar
-, May 13, 2006 20:47
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+<code>sball</code> isn't workable if you already have a big buffer list of other stuff.
-sball isn't workable if you already have a big buffer list of other stuff.
-eric_p_arnold--AT--yahoo.com
-, May 14, 2006 3:15
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