patch 9.0.0916: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ce30ccc06af7f2c03762e5b18dde37b26ea6ec42 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Nov 21 19:57:04 2022 +0000 patch 9.0.0916: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line Problem: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line. Solution: Add getbufoneline().

Test that vim9script also works without the +eval feature.

STARTTEST
:/^START/+1,/^END/-1:w! Xvim9
:so Xvim9
ENDTEST

START
vim9script

if 1
  echo 'this is skipped without +eval'
endif

# colon required for a range
:$-1,$w! test.out
qa!
END

first line
last line