patch 8.2.0867: using {xxx} for encoding a modifier is not nice Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fccd93f0917234b962ce07d1df3adf9d7105936f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun May 31 22:06:51 2020 +0200 patch 8.2.0867: using \{xxx} for encoding a modifier is not nice Problem: Using \{xxx} for encoding a modifier is not nice. Solution: Use \<*xxx> instead, since it's the same as \<xxx> but producing a different code.

" Tests for saving/loading a file with some lines ending in
" CTRL-M, some not
func Test_lineending()
  let l = ["this line ends in a\<CR>",
	      \ "this one doesn't",
	      \ "this one does\<CR>",
	      \ "and the last one doesn't"]
  set ta tx
  enew!
  call append(0, l)
  $delete
  write Xfile1
  bwipe Xfile1
  edit Xfile1
  let t = getline(1, '$')
  call assert_equal(l, t)
  new | only
  call delete('Xfile1')
endfunc