commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ad4d8a192abf44b89371af87d70b971cd654b799 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Dec 28 19:20:36 2015 +0100 patch 7.4.984 Problem: searchpos() always starts searching in the first column, which is not what some people expect. (Brett Stahlman) Solution: Add the 'z' flag: start at the specified column.