# HG changeset patch
# User Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
# Date 1661428806 -7200
# Node ID 349517ab739817aabedeee998f80930dcc314cb1
# Parent  c16d053bd66bbeefe4044dccd61df547473388a3
patch 9.0.0261: bufload() reads a file even if the name is not a file name

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2eddbacd6dc17c84e4bdc41e60e81949a36bb973
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date:   Thu Aug 25 12:45:21 2022 +0100

    patch 9.0.0261: bufload() reads a file even if the name is not a file name

    Problem:    bufload() reads a file even if the name is not a file name. (Cyker
                Way)
    Solution:   Do not read the file when the buffer name is not a file name.
                (closes #10975)

diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -1179,7 +1179,8 @@ browsedir({title}, {initdir})
 		browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
 
 bufadd({name})						*bufadd()*
-		Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
+		Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
+		String).
 		If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
 		number.  Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
 		created buffer.  When {name} is an empty string then a new
@@ -1232,7 +1233,8 @@ bufload({buf})						*bufload()*
 		Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded.  When the buffer name
 		refers to an existing file then the file is read.  Otherwise
 		the buffer will be empty.  If the buffer was already loaded
-		then there is no change.
+		then there is no change.  If the buffer is not related to a
+		file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
 		If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
 		there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
 		The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ open_buffer(
     // mark cursor position as being invalid
     curwin->w_valid = 0;
 
+    // Read the file if there is one.
     if (curbuf->b_ffname != NULL
+	    && !bt_quickfix(curbuf)
+	    && !bt_nofilename(curbuf)
 #ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
 	    && netbeansReadFile
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -2368,6 +2368,13 @@ func Test_bufadd_bufload()
   exe 'bwipe ' .. buf2
   call assert_equal(0, bufexists(buf2))
 
+  " when 'buftype' is "nofile" then bufload() does not read the file
+  bwipe! XotherName
+  let buf = bufadd('XotherName')
+  call setbufvar(buf, '&bt', 'nofile')
+  call bufload(buf)
+  call assert_equal([''], getbufline(buf, 1, '$'))
+
   bwipe someName
   bwipe XotherName
   call assert_equal(0, bufexists('someName'))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -732,6 +732,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    261,
+/**/
     260,
 /**/
     259,