Test for autocommand that redefines the argument list, when doing ":all". STARTTEST :so small.vim :au BufReadPost Xxx2 next Xxx2 Xxx1 /^start of A1:.,/end of/w! Xxx1 " write test file Xxx1 $r2:.,/end of/w! Xxx2 " write test file Xxx2 $r3:.,/end of/w! Xxx3 " write test file Xxx3 :next! Xxx1 Xxx2 Xxx3 " redefine arglist; go to Xxx1 :all " open window for all args :w! test.out " Write contents of Xxx1 :w >>test.out " Append contents of last window (Xxx1) :rew " should now be in Xxx2 :w >>test.out " Append contents of Xxx2 :qa! ENDTEST start of test file Xxx this is a test this is a test this is a test this is a test end of test file Xxx