commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1473551a4457d4920b235eeeb9f279e196ee7225 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Mar 26 21:00:08 2016 +0100 patch 7.4.1658 Problem: A plugin does not know when VimEnter autocommands were already triggered. Solution: Add the v:vim_did_enter variable.

Test for search('multi-byte char', 'bce')

STARTTEST
:source small.vim
:source mbyte.vim
:set encoding=utf-8
:/^Test bce:/+1
:$put =search('Ａ', 'bce', line('.'))
:1;/^Results:/,$wq! test.out
ENDTEST

Results:

Test bce:
Ａ