patch 8.0.0779: :term without an argument uses empty buffer name commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/293424c199615b774365db9b412209b102cdfe20 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Jul 26 23:11:01 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0779: :term without an argument uses empty buffer name Problem: :term without an argument uses empty buffer name but runs the snell. Solution: Change the command to the shell earlier.