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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T17:07:18+00:00 2026-06-07T17:07:18+00:00

Explain by example. I want to split my window and open file-x.txt In the

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Explain by example.

I want to split my window and open file-x.txt

In the folder where I am working I also have the set of files: from file-a.txt to file-z.txt

If I type:

:sp fileTab

Instead of getting
:sp file- As I usually get in bash.

I get:
:sp file-a.txt

This is not very convenient as I need to either tap Tab ridiculous times or type really long names.

Is there a way to set the auto-complete behaviour for VIM for file names?

Thank you for your time.

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    2026-06-07T17:07:20+00:00Added an answer on June 7, 2026 at 5:07 pm

    The 'wildmode' setting controls the completion in the command line. Try

    :set wildmode=longest:full,full
    

    This should achieve the desired effect.

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