Tip 37: Group Buffers into a Collection with the Argument List
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Populate the Argument List
:args {argslist}: set the contents of the argument list
References:
# If you open the file in vim, # then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: :h :args_f
Specify Files by Name
Specify Files by Glob
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*: match zero or more characters, but only in the scope of the specified directory
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# If you open the file in vim, # then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: :h wildcard
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**: match zero or more characters, and it can recurse downward into directories below the specified directory
References:
# If you open the file in vim, # then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: :h starstar-wildcard
Specify Files by Backtick Expansion
:args {cmd}
References:
# If you open the file in vim, # then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: :h backstick-expansion