Test for autocommand that deletes the current buffer on BufLeave event. Also test deleting the last buffer, should give a new, empty buffer. STARTTEST :so small.vim :au BufLeave Xxx bwipe /start of :.,/end of/w! Xxx " write test file Xxx :sp Xxx " split to Xxx :bwipe " delete buffer Xxx, now we're back here G?this is a othis is some more text : " Append some text to this file :?start?,$w! test.out " Write current file contents :bwipe test.out " delete alternate buffer :au bufleave test5.in bwipe :bwipe! " delete current buffer, get an empty one ithis is another test line:w >>test.out : " append an extra line to the output file :qa! ENDTEST start of test file Xxx vim: set noai : this is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test end of test file Xxx