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+Tests for complicated + argument to :edit command
+
+STARTTEST
+:$-1w! Xfile1
+:$w! Xfile2
+:edit +1|s/|/PIPE/|w Xfile1| e Xfile2|1 | s/\//SLASH/|w
+:w! test.out
+:e Xfile1
+:w >> test.out
+:qa!
+ENDTEST
+
+The result should be in Xfile1: "fooPIPEbar", in Xfile2: "fooSLASHbar"
+foo|bar
+foo/bar