commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/336bd622c31e1805495c034e1a8cfadcc0bbabc7 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Jan 17 18:23:58 2016 +0100 patch 7.4.1120 Problem: delete(x, 'rf') fails if a directory is empty. (Lcd) Solution: Ignore not finding matches in an empty directory.

--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -11087,7 +11087,7 @@ gen_expand_wildcards(num_pat, pat, num_f
 
     recursive = FALSE;
 
-    return (ga.ga_data != NULL) ? retval : FAIL;
+    return ((flags & EW_EMPTYOK) || ga.ga_data != NULL) ? retval : FAIL;
 }
 
 # ifdef VIM_BACKTICK