patch 8.0.0296: bracketed paste can only append, not insert commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fd8983b09c64d9bfa8a4bdc16d72c55fbb22b4dc Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Feb 2 22:21:29 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.0296: bracketed paste can only append, not insert Problem: Bracketed paste can only append, not insert. Solution: When the cursor is in the first column insert the text.

" Vim filetype plugin
" Language:		JSON
" Maintainer:		David Barnett <daviebdawg+vim@gmail.com>
" Last Change:		2014 Jul 16

if exists('b:did_ftplugin')
  finish
endif
let b:did_ftplugin = 1

let b:undo_ftplugin = 'setlocal formatoptions< comments< commentstring<'

setlocal formatoptions-=t

" JSON has no comments.
setlocal comments=
setlocal commentstring=