From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2022 18:45:15 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: patch 9.0.0362: expanding ":e %" does not work for remote files
X-Git-Tag: v9.0.0362
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f5724376ab7362b5a98eaa8a331d663ef722c2a2;p=vim

patch 9.0.0362: expanding ":e %" does not work for remote files

Problem:    Expanding ":e %" does not work for remote files.
Solution:   If the "%" or "#" file does not exist add the expansion anyway.
---

diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index c61d71190..b824529fb 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -3088,17 +3088,22 @@ expand_wildcards_eval(
     int		ret = FAIL;
     char_u	*eval_pat = NULL;
     char_u	*exp_pat = *pat;
-    char      *ignored_msg;
+    char	*ignored_msg;
     int		usedlen;
+    int		is_cur_alt_file = *exp_pat == '%' || *exp_pat == '#';
+    int		star_follows = FALSE;
 
-    if (*exp_pat == '%' || *exp_pat == '#' || *exp_pat == '<')
+    if (is_cur_alt_file || *exp_pat == '<')
     {
 	++emsg_off;
 	eval_pat = eval_vars(exp_pat, exp_pat, &usedlen,
 					       NULL, &ignored_msg, NULL, TRUE);
 	--emsg_off;
 	if (eval_pat != NULL)
+	{
+	    star_follows = STRCMP(exp_pat + usedlen, "*") == 0;
 	    exp_pat = concat_str(eval_pat, exp_pat + usedlen);
+	}
     }
 
     if (exp_pat != NULL)
@@ -3106,6 +3111,20 @@ expand_wildcards_eval(
 
     if (eval_pat != NULL)
     {
+	if (*num_file == 0 && is_cur_alt_file && star_follows)
+	{
+	    // Expanding "%" or "#" and the file does not exist: Add the
+	    // pattern anyway (without the star) so that this works for remote
+	    // files and non-file buffer names.
+	    *file = ALLOC_ONE(char_u *);
+	    if (*file != NULL)
+	    {
+		**file = eval_pat;
+		eval_pat = NULL;
+		*num_file = 1;
+		ret = OK;
+	    }
+	}
 	vim_free(exp_pat);
 	vim_free(eval_pat);
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 335e756d6..80e82eaeb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -1306,6 +1306,18 @@ func Test_cmdline_write_alternatefile()
   bw!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_cmdline_expand_cur_alt_file()
+  enew
+  file http://some.com/file.txt
+  call feedkeys(":e %\<Tab>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal('"e http://some.com/file.txt', @:)
+  edit another
+  call feedkeys(":e #\<Tab>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", 'xt')
+  call assert_equal('"e http://some.com/file.txt', @:)
+  bwipe
+  bwipe http://some.com/file.txt
+endfunc
+
 " using a leading backslash here
 set cpo+=C
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c6d3869db..7607e57af 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    362,
 /**/
     361,
 /**/