How do I make vim open all files matching a pattern in different tabs?

Question

In a given working directory, if I do

:tabe **/test*.py

vim complains with E77: Too many file names. What if I wa

Answer 1

This functionality can be included as a command in your .vimrc file:

"open all files in seperate tabs
command -nargs=1 OpenAll call openAll()
function! s:openAll(dir)
    execute 'args ' . a:dir
    silent argdo tabe %
    syntax on
endfunction

With this function running :OpenAll **/*.py from vim will quickly open all files into new tabs