patch 8.0.0468: after aborting an Ex command g< does not work commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f2405ed2321da4a879fe0b0703af780fc0432c63 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Mar 16 19:58:25 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.0468: after aborting an Ex command g< does not work Problem: After aborting an Ex command g< does not work. (Marcin Szamotulski) Solution: Postpone clearing scrollback messages to until the command line has been entered. Also fix that the screen isn't redrawn if after g< the command line is cancelled.

--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ gui_init(void)
      * where Vim was started. */
     emsg_on_display = FALSE;
     msg_scrolled = 0;
-    clear_sb_text();
+    clear_sb_text(TRUE);
     need_wait_return = FALSE;
     msg_didany = FALSE;