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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/builtin.txt6
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/buffer.c3
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/testdir/test_functions.vim7
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index f99da3443e..8929804388 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ browsedir({title}, {initdir})
browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
- Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
+ Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
+ String).
If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
@@ -835,7 +836,8 @@ bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
- then there is no change.
+ then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
+ file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
diff --git a/src/nvim/buffer.c b/src/nvim/buffer.c
index cc7f650265..d0afaebad9 100644
--- a/src/nvim/buffer.c
+++ b/src/nvim/buffer.c
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ int open_buffer(int read_stdin, exarg_T *eap, int flags)
// mark cursor position as being invalid
curwin->w_valid = 0;
- if (curbuf->b_ffname != NULL) {
+ // Read the file if there is one.
+ if (curbuf->b_ffname != NULL && !bt_quickfix(curbuf) && !bt_nofilename(curbuf)) {
#ifdef UNIX
int save_bin = curbuf->b_p_bin;
int perm;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_functions.vim
index b024df5a45..b1f617ceda 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -1880,6 +1880,13 @@ func Test_bufadd_bufload()
exe 'bwipe ' .. buf2
call assert_equal(0, bufexists(buf2))
+ " when 'buftype' is "nofile" then bufload() does not read the file
+ bwipe! XotherName
+ let buf = bufadd('XotherName')
+ call setbufvar(buf, '&bt', 'nofile')
+ call bufload(buf)
+ call assert_equal([''], getbufline(buf, 1, '$'))
+
bwipe someName
bwipe XotherName
call assert_equal(0, bufexists('someName'))