patch 7.4.1131
Problem:    New lines in the viminfo file are dropped.
Solution:   Copy lines starting with "|".  Fix that when using :rviminfo in a
            function global variables were restored as function-local
            variables.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim b/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3efe75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+" Test for reading and writing .viminfo
+
+function Test_read_and_write()
+  let lines = [
+	\ '# comment line',
+	\ '*encoding=utf-8',
+	\ '~MSle0~/asdf',
+	\ '|copied as-is',
+	\ '|and one more',
+	\ ]
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xviminfo')
+  rviminfo Xviminfo
+  call assert_equal('asdf', @/)
+
+  wviminfo Xviminfo
+  let lines = readfile('Xviminfo')
+  let done = 0
+  for line in lines
+    if line[0] == '|'
+      if done == 0
+	call assert_equal('|copied as-is', line)
+      elseif done == 1
+	call assert_equal('|and one more', line)
+      endif
+      let done += 1
+    endif
+  endfor
+  call assert_equal(2, done)
+
+  call delete('Xviminfo')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_global_vars()
+  let test_dict = {'foo': 1, 'bar': 0, 'longvarible': 1000}
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_DICT = test_dict
+  " store a really long list, so line wrapping will occur in viminfo file
+  let test_list = range(1,100)
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST = test_list
+  set viminfo='100,<50,s10,h,!
+  wv! Xviminfo
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_DICT
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST
+
+  rv! Xviminfo
+  call assert_equal(test_dict, g:MY_GLOBAL_DICT)
+  call assert_equal(test_list, g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST)
+
+  call delete('Xviminfo')
+  set viminfo-=!
+endfunc