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I have the following lines in my vimrc:

command -nargs=1 Compare call Compare(<f-args>)
function Compare(file)
    execute "vnew " . a:file
    setlocal nomodifiable
    wincmd h
endfunction

It immutably opens a given file in a new window strictly for reference. This works perfectly for me (though I am open to suggestions to improve it).

What I'd like to add is the ability to Tab autocomplete files, like with other commands that take files like :e or :vnew. All that does right now is type ^I (I have nocompatible set, so that's not an issue).

I've done some looking around, but I haven't found a way that would work with just Tab. cmdline-completion, wildchar, and wildmode don't seem to have the answer I'm looking for.

Is there a way to tell Vim that the command should expect a file or otherwise enable Tab completion here?

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Sure, see :help -complete and try

command -nargs=1 -complete=file Compare call Compare(<f-args>)
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    I knew it would be something simple, but I just couldn't find it. Thank you very much!
    – Elenian
    Commented Jan 26, 2022 at 21:00

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