Tests for complicated + argument to :edit command STARTTEST :$-1w! Xfile1 :$w! Xfile2 :edit +1|s/|/PIPE/|w Xfile1| e Xfile2|1 | s/\//SLASH/|w :w! test.out :e Xfile1 :w >> test.out :qa! ENDTEST The result should be in Xfile1: "fooPIPEbar", in Xfile2: "fooSLASHbar" foo|bar foo/bar