The completion works for partial filenames and patterns. I.e. :e ../**/*something*^D
One thing that Vim *could* do is cache the filenames found, i.e. don't re-read a directory if it hasn't changed since the last completion search. This would speed up deep recursive searches a lot. On 4/21/06, Curtis Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another little tip. If you happen to be on OS X, if you use > Quicksilver, you can add a directory you work in frequently to one of > the catalogs, then use the quicksilver shortcut outside of VIM to > quickly open the file. Quicksilver's search seems to be little more > robust in that it will narrow the list down quickly, even if you know > characters from the middle of the filename and not just the beginning. > This would be a nice feature for vim as well. >
