commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8b778d55993d951a65f8a59843cecd177c707676 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Feb 18 20:31:34 2016 +0100 patch 7.4.1347 Problem: When there is any error Vim will use a non-zero exit code. Solution: When using ":silent!" do not set the exit code. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto)