gf: can I get next file that matches?

Question

I use gf to open "filename.h" from line like:

#include "filename.h"

in some C\C++ file.

Sometimes there is more than one "filename.h" that gf command can find in path. But gf gets me to the first file it finds - sometimes that's not what I want.

Is there a way to open the next file matching that name?

gf accepts a count, so you can try 2gf. Is that what you want? — muru, Apr 19 '17 at 08:49
Didn't expect that - but it works. Any idea if it's possible to cycle through the results? — Neaţu Ovidiu Gabriel, Apr 19 '17 at 10:53
@muru please add your comment as an answer so I can mark it as the correct response. Don't think there is anything better out of the box. — Neaţu Ovidiu Gabriel, Apr 20 '17 at 10:22

muru · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-21T02:14:16.523

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From :h gf:

                                                       gf E446 E447
[count]gf               Edit the file whose name is under or after the cursor.
 ...
                        If a [count] is given, the count'th file that is found
                        in the 'path' is edited.

So you can do 2gf.

To browse the list of matches is trickier. The only way I found was to use use :find and Vim's command-line tab completion:

:find <cfile>Tab

Vim will cycle through matches and <cfile>:

edited Apr 21 '17 at 02:14

answered Apr 21 '17 at 01:41

muru

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Shouldn't that be <cfile>? <cfile> is replaced with the path name under the cursor (like what gf uses) – Shahbaz Apr 21 '17 at 02:08
@Shahbaz indeed, corrected. – muru Apr 21 '17 at 02:14

gf: can I get next file that matches?

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