patch 8.2.4237: record buffer wrong if character in Select mode was not typed Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fbf4f1ca159028382eaeb3bfc31bb6bb96dbb67a Author: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com> Date: Fri Jan 28 12:50:43 2022 +0000 patch 8.2.4237: record buffer wrong if character in Select mode was not typed Problem: Record buffer wrong if character in Select mode was not typed. Solution: Only delete the tail from the record buffer if the character was typed. (closes #9650)

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