patch 8.2.3503: Vim9: using g:pat:cmd is confusing Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7b829268921e8fc1c63c34d245063c1c4e7d21af Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Oct 13 15:04:34 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.3503: Vim9: using g:pat:cmd is confusing Problem: Vim9: using g:pat:cmd is confusing. Solution: Do not recognize g: as the :global command. Also for s:pat:repl. (closes #8982)

Test for writing and reading a file of over 100 Kbyte

1 line: "This is the start"
3001 lines: "This is the leader"
1 line: "This is the middle"
3001 lines: "This is the trailer"
1 line: "This is the end"

STARTTEST
:%d
aThis is the start
This is the leader
This is the middle
This is the trailer
This is the endkY3000p2GY3000p
:w! Xtest
:%d
:e! Xtest
:.w! test.out
3003G:.w >>test.out
6005G:.w >>test.out
:qa!
ENDTEST