vim *.txt then:

the argument list represents the list of files that was passed as an argument when we ran the vim command. []: indicate which of the files in the argument list is active.

Populate the Argument List

When the :args is run without arguments, it prints the contents of the argument list.

:args {arglist}

set the contents of the argument list. {arglist} can include filenames, wildcards, or even the output from a shell command.

Specify Files by Name

Specify Files by Glob

*

match zero or more characters, but only in the scope of the specified directory.

**

match zero or more characters, but it can recurse downward into directories below the specified directory.

:args **/.js **/.css

build an argument list containing all .js and .css files but not other file types.

Specify Files by Backtick Expansion

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