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/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ do_2string(typval_T *tv, int is_2string_
 				    while ((e = vim_strchr(s, '\n')) != NULL)
 				    {
 					*e = NUL;
-					p = vim_strsave_fnameescape(s, FALSE);
+					p = vim_strsave_fnameescape(s,
+								     VSE_NONE);
 					if (p != NULL)
 					{
 					    ga_concat(&ga, p);