From da792400448d1aa7d6e618346a2fd1d582846e33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Holtrop <jholtrop@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 16:32:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] e: use tab drop instead of tabedit to avoid new tabs for
 already-open files

---
 e | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/e b/e
index 85c14ee..2906d12 100755
--- a/e
+++ b/e
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ else
   if socket_name
     socket_path = "#{run_dir}/e-#{socket_name}.sock"
     if File.exist?(socket_path)
-      tabedits = ARGV.map do |path|
+      opencmds = ARGV.map do |path|
         path = File.expand_path(path).gsub(" ", "\\ ")
-        %[:tabe #{path}<CR>]
+        %[:tab drop #{path}<CR>]
       end.join
-      puts tabedits
-      exec("nvim", "--headless", "--server", socket_path, "--remote-send", "<Esc>#{tabedits}:call GuiForeground()<CR><C-l>")
+      puts opencmds
+      exec("nvim", "--headless", "--server", socket_path, "--remote-send", "<Esc>#{opencmds}:call GuiForeground()<CR><C-l>")
     else
       exec(EDITOR, "--", "--listen", socket_path, "--cmd", "let g:project_name = '#{pretty_name}'", "-p", *ARGV)
     end