On 2008-10-07, Bob Hiestand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Gary Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > My point was not whether to use expand('%') or expand('%:p'), but
> > that it was silly to use expand() at all in this situation. My
> > point was, why do
> >
> > au BufRead * if expand('%:p') =~ '^/some/path/' | set ft=somefiletype |
> > endif
> >
> > when
> >
> > au BufRead /some/path/* set ft=somefiletype
> >
> > will suffice?
>
> ... at least for myself, because the OP claimed that it didn't work,
> and I had the time to throw out a quick suggestion but not to research
> whether what you claim is true.
>
> Is it? Have you tested?
Yes. Before I posted.
When the OP claimed it didn't work, a number of people jumped to the
conclusion that the pattern "/some/path/*" was not valid and
suggested alternative patterns and tests. Since "/some/path/*" is a
valid autocommand pattern, then something else is wrong.
Regards,
Gary
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