1 files changed, 21 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_startup.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_startup.vim
index b30a5e7edb..e267d3f972 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_startup.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_startup.vim
@@ -267,10 +267,9 @@ endfunc
 
 " Test the -V[N] argument to set the 'verbose' option to [N]
 func Test_V_arg()
-  if has('gui_running')
-    " Can't catch the output of gvim.
-    return
-  endif
+  " Can't catch the output of gvim.
+  CheckNotGui
+
   let out = system(GetVimCommand() . ' --clean -es -X -V0 -c "set verbose?" -cq')
   call assert_equal("  verbose=0\n", out)
 
@@ -543,10 +542,9 @@ endfunc
 
 
 func Test_invalid_args()
-  if !has('unix') || has('gui_running')
-    " can't get output of Vim.
-    return
-  endif
+  " must be able to get the output of Vim.
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckNotGui
 
   for opt in ['-Y', '--does-not-exist']
     let out = split(system(GetVimCommand() .. ' ' .. opt), "\n")
@@ -747,10 +745,9 @@ func Test_progpath()
 endfunc
 
 func Test_silent_ex_mode()
-  if !has('unix') || has('gui_running')
-    " can't get output of Vim.
-    return
-  endif
+  " must be able to get the output of Vim.
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckNotGui
 
   " This caused an ml_get error.
   let out = system(GetVimCommand() . ' -u NONE -es -c''set verbose=1|h|exe "%norm\<c-y>\<c-d>"'' -c cq')
@@ -758,10 +755,9 @@ func Test_silent_ex_mode()
 endfunc
 
 func Test_default_term()
-  if !has('unix') || has('gui_running')
-    " can't get output of Vim.
-    return
-  endif
+  " must be able to get the output of Vim.
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckNotGui
 
   let save_term = $TERM
   let $TERM = 'unknownxxx'
@@ -796,6 +792,15 @@ func Test_zzz_startinsert()
   call delete('Xtestout')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_issue_3969()
+  " Can't catch the output of gvim.
+  CheckNotGui
+
+  " Check that message is not truncated.
+  let out = system(GetVimCommand() . ' -es -X -V1 -c "echon ''hello''" -cq')
+  call assert_equal('hello', out)
+endfunc
+
 func Test_start_with_tabs()
   if !CanRunVimInTerminal()
     return