GET WILDCARDED FILES

  Creates a buffer for each file specified---similar to GET FILE, except
  that multiple files are opened simultaneously. This lets you open two or
  more files with a single command, such as in editing files for the
  chapters of a book or modules for a program.

  Examples:

     Commands               Effects
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     GET WILD FILE *.txt    Opens all the files in your current, default
                            directory with the file type .TXT. On VMS, file
                            names are not case-sensitive.

     GET WILD FILE memo.txt Opens a file named MEMO.TXT, putting it into the
                            current window. If MEMO.TXT does not exist, no
                            buffer will be created.

  Usage notes:

  o  If there are no files matching your request---that is, if the files you
     specify do not exist---GET WILDCARDED FILE does not create a new buffer
     whether you specified wildcards or not. (This is unlike the GET FILE,
     OPEN, or OPEN SELECTED commands, each of which creates a buffer whether
     the specified file exists or not.)

  o  EVE checks each file to see if it is already open. If the file is not
     already open, EVE creates a buffer using the file name and file type
     for the buffer name. EVE then copies the file into the new buffer. The
     new buffer has the same margins and other settings as the $DEFAULTS$
     buffer (see help on Defaults). If the file is already open, EVE does
     not create a buffer, and the margins and other settings of that buffer
     apply.

  o  In opening two or mor files, EVE puts the buffer for the last file that
     matches the wildcard into the current window. If that file was already
     open, EVE puts the cursor at your last position in that buffer. If the
     buffer is newly created, EVE puts the cursor at the top of the buffer.

  o  If there is already a buffer with the same name as the file you specify
     but not associated with the file---for example, if you used the BUFFER
     command to create a buffer named MEMO.TXT---EVE asks for a different
     buffer name to use before creating the buffer. You may get multiple
     prompts for new buffer names from a single GET WILDCARDED FILES
     command.

  o  For information on viewing and editing two or more files at the same
     time by using multiple windows in EVE, see help on Windows.

  Related topics:

     DELETE BUFFER     GET FILE         INCLUDE FILE     OPEN
     OPEN SELECTED     SHOW BUFFERS     WRITE FILE