patch 8.0.0689: ~ character not escaped when extending search pattern commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a693d0584b9a7ccce98813dda3a6badb209904c7 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Jun 29 22:23:06 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0689: ~ character not escaped when extending search pattern Problem: The ~ character is not escaped when adding to the search pattern with CTRL-L. (Ramel Eshed) Solution: Escape the character. (Christian Brabandt)

" vimrc for test_gui_init.vim

" Note that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before switching on
" syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc| file is sourced the system
" menu has already been loaded; the ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands
" load the menu too).
set guioptions+=M