macvim via terminal open files in buffers and not tabs

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
mvim directory/*

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
That the files would open as tabs instead they were opened as
buffers just like in vim

What version of MacVim and OS X are you using (see "MacVim->About MacVim"
and  "Apple Menu->About This Mac" menu items, e.g. "Snapshot 40, 10.5.6
Intel")?

  Model Name:   MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:  2.93 GHz
  Number Of Processors: 1
  Total Number Of Cores:    2
  L2 Cache: 6 MB
  Memory:   4 GB
  Bus Speed:    1.07 GHz

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Aug 16 2009 01:15:17)
MacOS X (unix) version
Included patches: 1-245
Compiled by Bjorn Winckler <bjorn.winckler@gmail.com>
Huge version with MacVim GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +autocmd -balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent 
+clientserver 
+clipboard
+cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments +cryptv +cscope 
+cursorshape 
+dialog_con_gui +diff
+digraphs +dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi 
+file_in_path 
+find_in_path
+float +folding -footer +fork() +fullscreen -gettext -hangul_input +iconv 
+insert_expand 
+jumplist
+keymap +langmap +libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap +menu 
+mksession 
+modify_fname
+mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm -
mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm
+multi_byte +multi_lang -mzscheme +netbeans_intg +odbeditor -osfiletype 
+path_extra -perl 
+postscript
+printer +profile +python +quickfix +reltime +rightleft +ruby +scrollbind 
+signs +smartindent 
-sniff
+statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary +tag_old_static -tag_any_white 
-tcl +terminfo 
+termresponse
 +textobjects +title +toolbar +transparency +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual 
+visualextra
+viminfo +vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset 
+xim -
xsmp -xterm_clipboard
 -xterm_save
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/Applications/Vim.app/Contents/Resources/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_MACVIM -Wall 
-Wno-unknown-
pragmas -pipe -I. -Ip
roto -DMACOS_X_UNIX -no-cpp-precomp  -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk 
-g -O 
-arch i386 -arch ppc
      -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/universal-
darwin9.0
Linking: gcc   -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -Wl,-
syslibroot,/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -
arch i386 -arch ppc -o Vim -framework Cocoa -framework Carbon      -lncurses  
-liconv    -
framework Python
  -lruby -lm

Original issue reported on code.google.com by chris.wi...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2009 at 6:46

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Have you tried "mvim -h" or ":h starting"?

Just try "mvim -p dir/*".  You may want to set 'tabpagemax' to something big 
inside
your ~/.vimrc as well (":h tabpagemax").

Original comment by bjorn.winckler@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2009 at 6:51

[GoogleCodeExporter]

That works... thanks :)

Original comment by chris.wi...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2009 at 6:57

[GoogleCodeExporter]

No worries...the help files are really good for Vim...you should have a look. :)

Original comment by bjorn.winckler@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2009 at 8:04

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