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+" Tests for various Ex commands.
+
+func Test_ex_delete()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['a', 'b', 'c'])
+  2
+  " :dl is :delete with the "l" flag, not :dlist
+  .dl
+  call assert_equal(['a', 'c'], getline(1, 2))
+endfunc