commit 1bbb61948342b5cf6e363629f145c65eb455c388
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Nov 10 16:02:01 2018 +0100
committer Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Sat Nov 10 16:02:01 2018 +0100
tree 30275df04234f6ba296d5b027bd3c9104ee1848c
parent d0721058f494143186f66a60151c9634031a8c96

patch 8.1.0514: CTRL-W ^ does not work when alternate buffer has no name

Problem:    CTRL-W ^ does not work when alternate buffer has no name.
Solution:   Use another method to split and edit the alternate buffer. (Jason
            Franklin)

src/normal.c

diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 4c15700..a0683b2 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -5496,7 +5496,8 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * CTRL-^ command, short for ":e #"
+ * CTRL-^ command, short for ":e #".  Works even when the alternate buffer is
+ * not named.
  */
     static void
 nv_hat(cmdarg_T *cap)