diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index 6f197f2..c8fb8eb 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -9321,7 +9321,7 @@
 
     ga_init2(gap, (int)sizeof(char_u *), 1);
 
-    if ((buf = alloc((int)(MAXPATHL))) == NULL)
+    if ((buf = alloc((int)MAXPATHL)) == NULL)
 	return;
 
     while (*path_option != NUL)
@@ -9564,8 +9564,8 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Calls globpath() or mch_expandpath() with 'path' values for the given
- * pattern and stores the result in gap.
+ * Calls globpath() with 'path' values for the given pattern and stores the
+ * result in "gap".
  * Returns the total number of matches.
  */
     static int
@@ -9574,18 +9574,12 @@
     char_u	*pattern;
     int		flags;		/* EW_* flags */
 {
-    char_u	**path_list;
     char_u	*curdir;
     garray_T	path_ga;
-    int		i;
-# ifdef WIN3264
-    char_u	*file_pattern;
-# else
     char_u	*files = NULL;
     char_u	*s;	/* start */
     char_u	*e;	/* end */
     char_u	*paths = NULL;
-# endif
 
     if ((curdir = alloc((unsigned)MAXPATHL)) == NULL)
 	return 0;
@@ -9595,42 +9589,14 @@
     vim_free(curdir);
     if (path_ga.ga_len == 0)
 	return 0;
-    path_list = (char_u **)(path_ga.ga_data);
-# ifdef WIN3264
-    if ((file_pattern = alloc((unsigned)MAXPATHL)) == NULL)
+
+    paths = ga_concat_strings(&path_ga);
+    ga_clear_strings(&path_ga);
+    if (paths == NULL)
 	return 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < path_ga.ga_len; i++)
-    {
-	if (STRLEN(path_list[i]) + STRLEN(pattern) + 2 > MAXPATHL)
-	    continue;
-	STRCPY(file_pattern, path_list[i]);
-	STRCAT(file_pattern, "/");
-	STRCAT(file_pattern, pattern);
-	mch_expandpath(gap, file_pattern, EW_DIR|EW_ADDSLASH|EW_FILE);
-    }
-    vim_free(file_pattern);
-# else
-    for (i = 0; i < path_ga.ga_len; i++)
-    {
-	if (paths == NULL)
-	{
-	    if ((paths = alloc((unsigned)(STRLEN(path_list[i]) + 1))) == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	    STRCPY(paths, path_list[i]);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-	    if ((paths = realloc(paths, (int)(STRLEN(paths)
-					  + STRLEN(path_list[i]) + 2))) == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	    STRCAT(paths, ",");
-	    STRCAT(paths, path_list[i]);
-	}
-    }
 
     files = globpath(paths, pattern, 0);
     vim_free(paths);
-
     if (files == NULL)
 	return 0;
 
@@ -9654,9 +9620,7 @@
 	    s = e;
 	}
     }
-
     vim_free(files);
-# endif
 
     return gap->ga_len;
 }
@@ -9797,7 +9761,12 @@
 	    {
 #if defined(FEAT_SEARCHPATH)
 		if (*p != '.' && !vim_ispathsep(*p) && (flags & EW_PATH))
+		{
+		    /* recursiveness is OK here */
+		    recursive = FALSE;
 		    add_pat = expand_in_path(&ga, p, flags);
+		    recursive = TRUE;
+		}
 		else
 #endif
 		    add_pat = mch_expandpath(&ga, p, flags);
diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index 96813a4..3c25a1f 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -2068,6 +2068,36 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * For a growing array that contains a list of strings: concatenate all the
+ * strings with a separating comma.
+ * Returns NULL when out of memory.
+ */
+    char_u *
+ga_concat_strings(gap)
+    garray_T *gap;
+{
+    int		i;
+    int		len = 0;
+    char_u	*s;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < gap->ga_len; ++i)
+	len += (int)STRLEN(((char_u **)(gap->ga_data))[i]) + 1;
+
+    s = alloc(len + 1);
+    if (s != NULL)
+    {
+	*s = NUL;
+	for (i = 0; i < gap->ga_len; ++i)
+	{
+	    if (*s != NUL)
+		STRCAT(s, ",");
+	    STRCAT(s, ((char_u **)(gap->ga_data))[i]);
+	}
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+
+/*
  * Concatenate a string to a growarray which contains characters.
  * Note: Does NOT copy the NUL at the end!
  */
diff --git a/src/proto/misc2.pro b/src/proto/misc2.pro
index 3fa0c9b..671bd9f 100644
--- a/src/proto/misc2.pro
+++ b/src/proto/misc2.pro
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 void ga_init __ARGS((garray_T *gap));
 void ga_init2 __ARGS((garray_T *gap, int itemsize, int growsize));
 int ga_grow __ARGS((garray_T *gap, int n));
+char_u *ga_concat_strings __ARGS((garray_T *gap));
 void ga_concat __ARGS((garray_T *gap, char_u *s));
 void ga_append __ARGS((garray_T *gap, int c));
 int name_to_mod_mask __ARGS((int c));
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
index 59c616d..a2644cd 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_amiga.mak
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		test56.out test57.out test58.out test59.out test60.out \
 		test61.out test62.out test63.out test64.out test65.out \
 		test66.out test67.out test68.out test69.out test70.out \
-		test71.out test72.out
+		test71.out test72.out test73.out
 
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
@@ -119,3 +119,4 @@
 test70.out: test70.in
 test71.out: test71.in
 test72.out: test72.in
+test73.out: test73.in
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
index 063fd85..94b44c2 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_dos.mak
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		test30.out test31.out test32.out test33.out test34.out \
 		test37.out test38.out test39.out test40.out test41.out \
 		test42.out test52.out test65.out test66.out test67.out \
-		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out
+		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out test73.out
 
 SCRIPTS32 =	test50.out test70.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
index 9029d98..2d40ab5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_ming.mak
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		test30.out test31.out test32.out test33.out test34.out \
 		test37.out test38.out test39.out test40.out test41.out \
 		test42.out test52.out test65.out test66.out test67.out \
-		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out
+		test68.out test69.out test71.out test72.out test72.out
 
 SCRIPTS32 =	test50.out test70.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
index f5262e2..46e9b6c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_os2.mak
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		test56.out test57.out test58.out test59.out test60.out \
 		test61.out test62.out test63.out test64.out test65.out \
 		test66.out test67.out test68.out test69.out test70.out \
-		test71.out test72.out
+		test71.out test72.out test73.out
 
 .SUFFIXES: .in .out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms b/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
index 6ea02de..4e2c096 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
+++ b/src/testdir/Make_vms.mms
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Authors:	Zoltan Arpadffy, <arpadffy@polarhome.com>
 #		Sandor Kopanyi,  <sandor.kopanyi@mailbox.hu>
 #
-# Last change:  2010 Jul 30
+# Last change:  2010 Aug 04
 #
 # This has been tested on VMS 6.2 to 8.3 on DEC Alpha, VAX and IA64.
 # Edit the lines in the Configuration section below to select.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 .ENDIF
 
 .IFDEF WANT_UNIX
-SCRIPT_UNIX = test10.out test12.out test25.out test27.out test49.out
+SCRIPT_UNIX = test10.out test12.out test25.out test27.out test49.out test73.out
 .ENDIF
 
 .IFDEF WANT_WIN
diff --git a/src/testdir/Makefile b/src/testdir/Makefile
index f970b26..4951dc2 100644
--- a/src/testdir/Makefile
+++ b/src/testdir/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		test54.out test55.out test56.out test57.out test58.out \
 		test59.out test60.out test61.out test62.out test63.out \
 		test64.out test65.out test66.out test67.out test68.out \
-		test69.out test70.out test71.out test72.out
+		test69.out test70.out test71.out test72.out test73.out
 
 SCRIPTS_GUI = test16.out
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test73.in b/src/testdir/test73.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..822dde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test73.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Tests for find completion.
+
+STARTTEST
+:!mkdir -p Xfind/in/path
+:e Xfind/file.txt
+aHoly Grail:w
+:e Xfind/in/file.txt
+aJimmy Hoffa:w
+:e Xfind/in/path/file.txt
+aE.T.:w
+:set path=Xfind/**
+:set nocp
+:find file	
+:w! test.out
+:find file		
+:w >>test.out
+:find file			
+:w >>test.out
+:qa!
+ENDTEST
+
diff --git a/src/testdir/test73.ok b/src/testdir/test73.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf1d433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test73.ok
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Holy Grail
+Jimmy Hoffa
+E.T.