This is a test if a URL is recognized by "gf", with the cursor before and after the "://". Also test ":\\". STARTTEST :so small.vim /^first /tmp :call append(0, expand("")) /^second /URL :call append(1, expand("")) :if has("ebcdic") : set isf=@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:,~,\ :else : set isf=@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:,~,\ :endif /^third /name :call append(2, expand("")) /^fourth /URL :call append(3, expand("")) 5GdG:wq! test.out ENDTEST first test for URL://machine.name/tmp/vimtest2a and other text second test for URL://machine.name/tmp/vimtest2b. And other text third test for URL:\\machine.name\vimtest2c and other text fourth test for URL:\\machine.name\tmp\vimtest2d, and other text