patch 8.1.1610: there is no way to add or load a buffer without side effects commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/15e248e37f3925d430f96e945d52d3dc423cdc83 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Jun 30 20:21:37 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1610: there is no way to add or load a buffer without side effects Problem: There is no way to add or load a buffer without side effects. Solution: Add the bufadd() and bufload() functions.

" 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