Add ability to search all open buffers

autoload/ack.vim

@@ -94,6 +94,26 @@ function! ack#AckWindow(cmd, args) "{{{
   call ack#Ack(a:cmd, args)
 endfunction "}}}
 
+function! ack#AckBuffers(cmd, args) "{{{
+  let files = map(filter(copy(getbufinfo()), 'v:val.listed'), 'v:val.bufnr')
+
+  " remove duplicated filenames (files appearing in more than one window)
+  let files = filter(copy(sort(files)), 'index(files,v:val,v:key+1)==-1')
+  call map(files, "bufname(v:val)")
+
+  " remove unnamed buffers as quickfix (empty strings before shellescape)
+  call filter(files, 'v:val != ""')
+
+  " remove directories
+  call filter(files, {idx, val -> !isdirectory(val)})
+
+  " expand to full path (avoid problems with cd/lcd in au QuickFixCmdPre)
+  let files = map(files, "shellescape(fnamemodify(v:val, ':p'))")
+  let args = a:args . ' ' . join(files)
+
+  call ack#Ack(a:cmd, args)
+endfunction "}}}
+
 function! ack#ShowResults() "{{{
   let l:handler = s:UsingLocList() ? g:ack_lhandler : g:ack_qhandler
   execute l:handler

doc/ack.txt

@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ shows the results in a split window.
     Just like |:AckAdd| but instead of the |quickfix| list, matches are added
     to the current |location-list|
 
+:AckBuffers[!] [options] {pattern}                               *:AckBuffers*
+
+    Search all listed buffers files for the {pattern}.
+
+:LAckBuffers [options] {pattern}                                *:LAckBuffers*
+
+    Just like |:AckBuffers| but instead of the |quickfix| list, matches are
+    placed in the current |location-list|.
+
 :AckFile [options] {pattern} [{directory}]                          *:AckFile*
 
     Search recursively in {directory} (which defaults to the current

plugin/ack.vim

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=file AckAdd        call ack#Ack('grepadd<bang>
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=file AckFromSearch call ack#AckFromSearch('grep<bang>', <q-args>)
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=file LAck          call ack#Ack('lgrep<bang>', <q-args>)
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=file LAckAdd       call ack#Ack('lgrepadd<bang>', <q-args>)
+command! -bang -nargs=*                AckBuffers    call ack#AckBuffers('grep<bang>', <q-args>)
+command! -bang -nargs=*                LAckBuffers   call ack#AckBuffers('lgrep<bang>', <q-args>)
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=file AckFile       call ack#Ack('grep<bang> -g', <q-args>)
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=help AckHelp       call ack#AckHelp('grep<bang>', <q-args>)
 command! -bang -nargs=* -complete=help LAckHelp      call ack#AckHelp('lgrep<bang>', <q-args>)