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+" Tests for Lua.
+" TODO: move tests from test85.in here.
+
+if !has('lua')
+  finish
+endif
+
+func Test_luado()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  luado vim.command("%d_")
+  bwipe!
+
+  " Check switching to another buffer does not trigger ml_get error.
+  new
+  let wincount = winnr('$')
+  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  luado vim.command("new")
+  call assert_equal(wincount + 1, winnr('$'))
+  bwipe!
+  bwipe!
+endfunc