patch 9.0.0783: ":!" doesn't do anything but does update the previous command Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8107a2a8af80a53a61734b600539c5beb4782991 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Oct 17 18:00:23 2022 +0100 patch 9.0.0783: ":!" doesn't do anything but does update the previous command Problem: ":!" doesn't do anything but does update the previous command. Solution: Do not have ":!" change the previous command. (Martin Tournoij, closes #11372)

Test for writing and reading a file of over 100 Kbyte

1 line: "This is the start"
3001 lines: "This is the leader"
1 line: "This is the middle"
3001 lines: "This is the trailer"
1 line: "This is the end"

STARTTEST
:%d
aThis is the start
This is the leader
This is the middle
This is the trailer
This is the endkY3000p2GY3000p
:w! Xtest
:%d
:e! Xtest
:.w! test.out
3003G:.w >>test.out
6005G:.w >>test.out
:qa!
ENDTEST