2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/vis-cmds.c b/vis-cmds.c
index 83f16ea..bc4e6bd 100644
--- a/vis-cmds.c
+++ b/vis-cmds.c
@@ -344,8 +344,12 @@ static bool cmd_set(Vis *vis, Filerange *range, enum CmdOpt cmdopt, const char *
 }
 
 static bool is_file_pattern(const char *pattern) {
-	return pattern && (strcmp(pattern, ".") == 0 || strchr(pattern, '*') ||
-	       strchr(pattern, '[') || strchr(pattern, '{'));
+	if (!pattern)
+		return false;
+	struct stat meta;
+	if (stat(pattern, &meta) == 0 && S_ISDIR(meta.st_mode))
+		return true;
+	return strchr(pattern, '*') || strchr(pattern, '[') || strchr(pattern, '{');
 }
 
 static const char *file_open_dialog(Vis *vis, const char *pattern) {
diff --git a/vis-open b/vis-open
index 0bcdd5c..a47249f 100755
--- a/vis-open
+++ b/vis-open
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if ! type "$VIS_MENU" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 DIR=""
+[ ! -z "$PATTERN" -a "$PATTERN" != "." -a -d "$PATTERN" ] && DIR="$PATTERN"
 
 while true; do
 	SEL=$({ echo ..; ls -1 $PATTERN; } | $VIS_MENU $VIS_MENU_ARGS)