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-rw-r--r--src/nvim/eval.c19
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim17
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index f721d398c6..a4606f76f3 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -8332,6 +8332,7 @@ static void f_execute(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
const bool save_redir_off = redir_off;
garray_T *const save_capture_ga = capture_ga;
const int save_msg_col = msg_col;
+ bool echo_output = false;
if (check_secure()) {
return;
@@ -8344,6 +8345,9 @@ static void f_execute(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
if (s == NULL) {
return;
}
+ if (*s == NUL) {
+ echo_output = true;
+ }
if (strncmp(s, "silent", 6) == 0) {
msg_silent++;
}
@@ -8359,7 +8363,9 @@ static void f_execute(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
ga_init(&capture_local, (int)sizeof(char), 80);
capture_ga = &capture_local;
redir_off = false;
- msg_col = 0; // prevent leading spaces
+ if (!echo_output) {
+ msg_col = 0; // prevent leading spaces
+ }
if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_LIST) {
do_cmdline_cmd(tv_get_string(&argvars[0]));
@@ -8379,8 +8385,15 @@ static void f_execute(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, FunPtr fptr)
emsg_noredir = save_emsg_noredir;
redir_off = save_redir_off;
// "silent reg" or "silent echo x" leaves msg_col somewhere in the line.
- // Put it back where it was, since nothing should have been written.
- msg_col = save_msg_col;
+ if (echo_output) {
+ // When not working silently: put it in column zero. A following
+ // "echon" will overwrite the message, unavoidably.
+ msg_col = 0;
+ } else {
+ // When working silently: Put it back where it was, since nothing
+ // should have been written.
+ msg_col = save_msg_col;
+ }
ga_append(capture_ga, NUL);
rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim
index e474e0ce36..eb84a6739d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_execute_func.vim
@@ -65,3 +65,20 @@ func Test_execute_does_not_change_col()
endfor
call assert_equal('abcdxyz', text)
endfunc
+
+func Test_execute_not_silent()
+ echo ''
+ echon 'abcd'
+ let x = execute('echon 234', '')
+ echo 'xyz'
+ let text1 = ''
+ for col in range(1, 8)
+ let text1 .= nr2char(screenchar(&lines - 1, col))
+ endfor
+ call assert_equal('abcd234 ', text1)
+ let text2 = ''
+ for col in range(1, 4)
+ let text2 .= nr2char(screenchar(&lines, col))
+ endfor
+ call assert_equal('xyz ', text2)
+endfunc