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fix(ex_cmds): improve E77 glob expansion message
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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions runtime/doc/message.txt
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Expand Up @@ -548,10 +548,12 @@ into this limit, you have used too many |:highlight| commands with different
arguments. A ":highlight link" is not counted.

*E77* >
Too many file names
Too many file names (only one allowed)

When expanding file names, more than one match was found. Only one match is
allowed for the command that was used.
More than one file name was given, either explicitly or by expanding a glob.
Only one file name is allowed for the command that was used.

Use |:next| if you want to edit all files matching a glob pattern.

*E303* >
Unable to open swap file for "{filename}", recovery impossible
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/nvim/errors.h
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Expand Up @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EXTERN const char e_swapclose[] INIT(= N_("E72: Close error on swap file"));
EXTERN const char e_toocompl[] INIT(= N_("E74: Command too complex"));
EXTERN const char e_longname[] INIT(= N_("E75: Name too long"));
EXTERN const char e_toomsbra[] INIT(= N_("E76: Too many ["));
EXTERN const char e_toomany[] INIT(= N_("E77: Too many file names"));
EXTERN const char e_toomany[] INIT(= N_("E77: Too many file names (only one allowed)"));
EXTERN const char e_trailing[] INIT(= N_("E488: Trailing characters"));
EXTERN const char e_trailing_arg[] INIT(= N_("E488: Trailing characters: %s"));
EXTERN const char e_umark[] INIT(= N_("E78: Unknown mark"));
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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions test/functional/ex_cmds/edit_spec.lua
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ local n = require('test.functional.testnvim')()
local eq, command, fn = t.eq, n.command, n.fn
local ok = t.ok
local matches = t.matches
local pcall_err = t.pcall_err
local write_file = t.write_file
local clear = n.clear
local feed = n.feed

Expand All @@ -27,4 +29,22 @@ describe(':edit', function()
eq(bufname_before, bufname_after)
eq(bufnr_before, bufnr_after)
end)

it('with glob reports that only one file is allowed', function()
local glob_files = { 'Xedit_glob_one.js', 'Xedit_glob_two.js' }

for _, file in ipairs(glob_files) do
fn.delete(file)
write_file(file, '')
end

eq(
'Vim(edit):E77: Too many file names (only one allowed)',
pcall_err(command, 'edit Xedit_glob_*.js')
)

for _, file in ipairs(glob_files) do
fn.delete(file)
end
end)
end)
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