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`:E` returns `ambiguous use of user-defined command`

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
neovim, vim
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing :E using the Vim Bootstrap configuration on Ubuntu 20.04.5 with Neovim 0.4.3, then inspect the generated editor configuration to identify the conflicting user-defined command. Done means :E executes without reporting an ambiguous command.

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Description

bug editor: neovim
  • Vim bootstrap version(number in first line):
    vim-bootstrap 2022-12-25 06:54:24

  • Operating system:
    Description: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS

  • Vim/Nvim version:
    NVIM v0.4.3

  • Languages:
    let g:vim_bootstrap_langs = "c,javascript,python,typescript"

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