To replicate with the cmdline window: vim -u NONE q: :file
To replicate with the quickfix window: vim -u NONE :autocmd FileType qf file :copen In both of these cases, ":file" fails. This is more what I was talking about. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.