Re: File matches multiple parts of an autocommand pattern

Benji Fisher wrote:

>
> Is this the expected behavior? If an autocommand pattern contains several
> parts, and a file matches more than one of them, then the autocommand is
> executed more than once. For example, if I add this to my vimrc file
>
> let foo_count = 0
> augroup Foo
> au Bufread,BufEnter *foo*,*bar* let foo_count += 1
> augroup END
>
> and edit foobar.txt, then foo_count is set to 2.

Yes, that works as intended. when using more than one pattern it's
essentially the same as two commands with each pattern:

au Bufread,BufEnter *foo* let foo_count += 1
au Bufread,BufEnter *bar* let foo_count += 1

I notice this isn't documented, I'll add some text for it.

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