patch 9.0.0114: the command line takes up space even when not used Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f39cfb72629f3e7fefaf578a3faa2619cd0654f8 Author: Shougo Matsushita <Shougo.Matsu@gmail.com> Date: Sat Jul 30 16:54:05 2022 +0100 patch 9.0.0114: the command line takes up space even when not used Problem: The command line takes up space even when not used. Solution: Allow for 'cmdheight' to be set to zero. (Shougo Matsushita, closes #10675, closes #940)

--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,9 @@ display_showcmd(void)
 {
     int	    len;
 
+    if (p_ch == 0)
+	return;
+
     cursor_off();
 
     len = (int)STRLEN(showcmd_buf);