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How do you open all files in a folder in VIM?

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Sounds like you're on linux or some Unix variant. Using the asterisk gets you all files in the current folder:

$ vim *

desau 2010-06-20 23:34:04

stackoverflow is truly a wonder in the modern era. Your solution is simple, easy to remember and works.

Milktrader 2010-06-20 23:37:59

@Milktrader, you do realise its a shell thing and not a vim thing, right?. How do you copy _all_ the files in a folder? `cp * /some/other/place`. How do you delete _all_ the files in a folder? `rm *` etc.

jeffjose 2010-06-21 02:39:53

This will not open dot files by default. For all files you need `{,.}*` (in bash, assuming that exists at least one file that start with a dot) or `(|.)*` (in zsh, works even if there are no dot files).

ZyX 2010-06-21 03:57:23

Check out the vim man page for some more info about using command line arguments to vim. I like `vim * -p` to open in tabs, or `vim -O fileA fileB` to open a couple of files in a split view. If they are similar I might use `vimdiff file{old,new}` to open them in a split view with the differences highlighted.

David Winslow 2010-06-21 04:31:56

David - I will check out vim man now that I know that information lies therein, thanks. The extra information you posted is particularly useful. Jeff- I see how you characterize this as a shell question. vim and shell are very closely related so knowing one helps with operating the other. I characterized it as a vim question on the basis of accomplishing a specific task in vim, on which I was stumped. Next time I'll look for answers in shell and vim forums.

Milktrader 2010-06-21 17:46:39

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