Fastest way to open all files in a directory with multiple file extensions on commandline

Question

If I want to open all mp4 files in a directory, I can simply do something like totem *.mp4. But how can I open all mp4 and all flv files in that directory with one command. I.e. I want to do something like this totem (*.mp4 OR *.flv). What's the easiest way to do this? Perhaps it helps that I am using zsh.

Answer 1

Simply call

totem *.mp4 *.flv

Too easy, isn't it ;-)

Answer 2

Or in a single pattern (with extended_glob):

totem *.(mp4|flv)

Answer 3

Or slightly more compact:

totem *.{mp4,flv}