Tests for 'listchars' display with 'list' and :list STARTTEST :so small.vim :set ff=unix :let g:lines = [] :function GetScreenCharsForLine(lnum) : return join(map(range(1, virtcol('$')), 'nr2char(screenchar(a:lnum, v:val))'), '') :endfunction :nnoremap GG ":call add(g:lines, GetScreenCharsForLine(".screenrow()."))\" :set listchars+=tab:>-,space:.,trail:< :set list : /^start:/ :normal! jzt GG GG GG GG GGH: :set listchars-=trail:< GG GG GG GG GG: :put =g:lines :'[,']w! test.out ENDTEST start: aa bb cccc dd ee STARTTEST :set listchars+=trail:< :set nolist : /^start:/ :redir! >> test.out :+1,$list :redir END :q! ENDTEST start: fff gg h iii