adds --vsplit and --hsplit arguments

contrib/completion/hx.bash

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _hx() {
 		COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "$languages" -- $2))
 		;;
 	*)
-		COMPREPLY=($(compgen -fd -W "-h --help --tutor -V --version -v -vv -vvv --health -g --grammar" -- $2))
+		COMPREPLY=($(compgen -fd -W "-h --help --tutor -V --version -v -vv -vvv --health -g --grammar --vsplit --hsplit" -- $2))
 		;;
 	esac
 } && complete -F _hx hx

contrib/completion/hx.fish

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ complete -c hx -l health -x -a "$langs" -d "Checks for errors in editor setup"
 complete -c hx -s g -l grammar -x -a "fetch build" -d "Fetches or builds tree-sitter grammars"
 complete -c hx -s v -o vv -o vvv -d "Increases logging verbosity"
 complete -c hx -s V -l version -d "Prints version information"
-
+complete -c hx -l vsplit -d "Splits all given files vertically into different windows"
+complete -c hx -l hsplit -d "Splits all given files horizontally into different windows"

contrib/completion/hx.zsh

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ _hx() {
 		"--health[Checks for errors in editor setup]:language:->health" \
 		"-g[Fetches or builds tree-sitter grammars]:action:->grammar" \
 		"--grammar[Fetches or builds tree-sitter grammars]:action:->grammar" \
+		"--vsplit[Splits all given files vertically into different windows]" \
+		"--hsplit[Splits all given files horizontally into different windows]" \
 		"*:file:_files"
 
 	case "$state" in

helix-term/src/application.rs

@@ -148,14 +148,31 @@ impl Application {
             } else {
                 let nr_of_files = args.files.len();
                 editor.open(first.to_path_buf(), Action::VerticalSplit)?;
-                for (file, pos) in args.files {
+                // Because the line above already opens the first file, we can
+                // simply skip opening it a second time by using .skip(1) here.
+                for (file, pos) in args.files.into_iter().skip(1) {
                     if file.is_dir() {
                         return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                             "expected a path to file, found a directory. (to open a directory pass it as first argument)"
                         ));
                     } else {
-                        let doc_id = editor.open(file, Action::Load)?;
+                        // If the user passes in either `--vsplit` or
+                        // `--hsplit` as a command line argument, all the given
+                        // files will be opened according to the selected
+                        // option. If neither of those two arguments are passed
+                        // in, just load the files normally.
+                        let action = if args.vsplit {
+                            Action::VerticalSplit
+                        } else if args.hsplit {
+                            Action::HorizontalSplit
+                        } else {
+                            Action::Load    // neither vsplit nor hsplit were passed in, so just open files normally
+                        };
+                        let doc_id = editor.open(file, action)?;
                         // with Action::Load all documents have the same view
+                        // NOTE: this isn't necessarily true anymore, if
+                        // `--vsplit` or `--hsplit` are used, the file which is
+                        // opened last is focused on.
                         let view_id = editor.tree.focus;
                         let doc = editor.document_mut(doc_id).unwrap();
                         let pos = Selection::point(pos_at_coords(doc.text().slice(..), pos, true));

helix-term/src/args.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub load_tutor: bool,
     pub fetch_grammars: bool,
     pub build_grammars: bool,
+    pub vsplit: bool,
+    pub hsplit: bool,
     pub verbosity: u64,
     pub files: Vec<(PathBuf, Position)>,
 }
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ impl Args {
                 "--version" => args.display_version = true,
                 "--help" => args.display_help = true,
                 "--tutor" => args.load_tutor = true,
+                "--vsplit" => args.vsplit = true,
+                "--hsplit" => args.hsplit = true,
                 "--health" => {
                     args.health = true;
                     args.health_arg = argv.next_if(|opt| !opt.starts_with('-'));

helix-term/src/main.rs

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ FLAGS:
     -v                             Increases logging verbosity each use for up to 3 times
                                    (default file: {})
     -V, --version                  Prints version information
+    --vsplit                       Splits all given files vertically into different windows
+    --hsplit                       Splits all given files horizontally into different windows
 ",
         env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"),
         env!("VERSION_AND_GIT_HASH"),