patch 8.2.3255: ci" finds following string but ci< and others don't Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b9115da4bec5e6cfff69da85cc47c42dd67e42e4 Author: Connor Lane Smith <cls@lubutu.com> Date: Sat Jul 31 13:31:42 2021 +0200 patch 8.2.3255: ci" finds following string but ci< and others don't Problem: ci" finds following string but ci< and others don't. Solution: When not inside an object find the start. (Connor Lane Smit, closes #8670)

--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -2145,6 +2145,8 @@ findmatchlimit(
     else if (initc != '#' && initc != NUL)
     {
 	find_mps_values(&initc, &findc, &backwards, TRUE);
+	if (dir)
+	    backwards = (dir == FORWARD) ? FALSE : TRUE;
 	if (findc == NUL)
 	    return NULL;
     }