Hi!
You could use the arglist for this.
I'm not sure how to set it from a path but I think you'll find a way to do it.
Once your arglist is set, use `vimgrep /pattern/ ##` to grep the files in the
arglist.
Regards,
Tris'
-------- Original Message --------
On Dec 18, 2023, 20:27, Arun wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I wonder if there is any "grep" like counterpart for the ":find" command in
> vim. Today, ":find" helps one find any file in the 'path'. It would be nice
> to perform a search for a pattern in the files reachable via 'path'. I could
> then invoke, say,
> :findgrep /mypattern/ **/*def.h
>
> ..to grep for "mypattern" in files reachable via 'path' that ends in "def.h".
>
> I tried to script it by passing the filenames to ":vimgrep" using:
> :exe 'vim/mypattern/'. join(getcompletion('**/*def.h', 'file_in_path'), " ")
>
> ..but getcompletion() sometimes does not give me the full path leading to
> errors.
>
> Regards,
> -Arun
>
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