patch 8.0.0615: using % with :hardcopy wrongly escapes spaces commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bf15b8d78b22661db8b19d662b62bb9a061cdd37 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Jun 4 20:43:48 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0615: using % with :hardcopy wrongly escapes spaces Problem: Using % with :hardcopy wrongly escapes spaces. (Alexey Muranov) Solution: Expand % differently. (Christian Brabandt, closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/1682)

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Results:
First test: Start/End '[0, 16, 1, 0]/[0, 17, 1, 0]'
Second test: Start/End '[0, 19, 11, 0]/[0, 19, 67, 0]'