Re: ** matches one or more directories, not zero or more

On Mo, 10 Nov 2014, ds26gte wrote:

> The path pattern ** seems to require at least one explicit directory in the directory subpath that it matches. E.g., let's say we have
>
> au bufread,bufnewfile ~/**/*.ex let b:starstar_check = 1
>
> Now, editing a file ~/tmp/a.ex will, as expected, set its b:starstar_check to be set.
>
> However, editing a file ~/b.ex does not set b:starstar_check.
>
> Is this expected behavior, and if so, what is the preferred way to capture all the files (recursively) in a directory?

I would say, it is expected behaviour, because the '/' in your pattern
forces a match of a directory.

Best,
Christian
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