How to convert text content in a buffer to location list in vim?

Question

For example, I have below content in a buffer 2,

/works/a.txt /works/b.c /works/c.java

when I tried :lgetbuffer 2 and :lopen to open location list, it looks like

|| /works/a.txt || /works/b.c || /works/c.java

And pressing enter on the first item does not help me open /works/a.txt.

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– Patrick, Commented Jun 16, 2017 at 13:11

brook hong · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-19 02:28:31Z

I figured out of this, post my own answer here for others who has same requirement.

Every line in the buffer needs to be:

<file_name>:<line_number>:<content_of_the_line>

So if the buffer looks like below, it will be fine.

/works/a.txt:1:1 /works/b.c:1:1 /works/c.java:1:1

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