Test for commands that close windows and/or buffers: :quit :close :hide :only :sall :all :ball :buf :edit STARTTEST :so tiny.vim GA 1:$w! Xtest1 $r2:$w! Xtest2 $r3:$w! Xtest3 :n! Xtest1 Xtest2 A 1:set hidden :" test for working :n when hidden set; write "testtext 2" :n :w! test.out :" test for failing :rew when hidden not set; write "testtext 2 2" :set nohidden A 2:rew :w >>test.out :" test for working :rew when hidden set; write "testtext 1 1" :set hidden :rew :w >>test.out :" test for :all keeping a buffer when it's modified; write "testtext 1 1 1" :set nohidden A 1:sp :n Xtest2 Xtest3 :all :w >>test.out :" test abandoning changed buffer, should be unloaded even when 'hidden' set :" write "testtext 2 2" twice :set hidden A 1:q! :w >>test.out :unhide :w >>test.out :" test ":hide" hides anyway when 'hidden' not set; write "testtext 3" :set nohidden A 2:hide :w >>test.out :" test ":edit" failing in modified buffer when 'hidden' not set :" write "testtext 3 3" A 3:e Xtest1 :w >>test.out :" test ":edit" working in modified buffer when 'hidden' set; write "testtext 1" :set hidden :e Xtest1 :w >>test.out :" test ":close" not hiding when 'hidden' not set in modified buffer; :" write "testtext 3 3 3" :sp Xtest3 :set nohidden A 3:close :w >>test.out :" test ":close!" does hide when 'hidden' not set in modified buffer; :" write "testtext 1" A 3:close! :w >>test.out :qa! ENDTEST testtext