patch 8.2.3530: ":buf {a}" fails while ":edit {a}" works Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/21c1a0c2f10575dbb72fa873d33f0c1f6e170aa7 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Oct 17 17:20:23 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.3530: ":buf \{a}" fails while ":edit \{a}" works Problem: ":buf \{a}" fails while ":edit \{a}" works. Solution: Unescape "\{". (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/8917)

--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ f_fnameescape(typval_T *argvars, typval_
 	return;
 
     rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave_fnameescape(
-					   tv_get_string(&argvars[0]), FALSE);
+					 tv_get_string(&argvars[0]), VSE_NONE);
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
 }