patch 7.4.2231
Problem: ":oldfiles" output is a very long list.
Solution: Add a pattern argument. (Coot, closes #575)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
index a4847c2..015f68e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
@@ -1611,11 +1611,20 @@
*:ol* *:oldfiles*
:ol[dfiles] List the files that have marks stored in the viminfo
file. This list is read on startup and only changes
- afterwards with ":rviminfo!". Also see |v:oldfiles|.
+ afterwards with `:rviminfo!`. Also see |v:oldfiles|.
The number can be used with |c_#<|.
{not in Vi, only when compiled with the |+eval|
feature}
+:ol[dfiles] {pat}
+:ol[dfiles] /{pat}/
+ Like `:oldfiles` but only files matching {pat} will
+ be included. {pat} is a Vim search pattern. Instead
+ of enclosing it in / any non-ID character (see
+ |'isident'|) can be used, so long as it does not
+ appear in {pat}. Without the enclosing character the
+ pattern cannot include the bar character.
+
:bro[wse] ol[dfiles][!]
List file names as with |:oldfiles|, and then prompt
for a number. When the number is valid that file from