diff --git a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
index 8f81053..2d51953 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*repeat.txt*    For Vim version 8.0.  Last change: 2017 Feb 06
+*repeat.txt*    For Vim version 8.0.  Last change: 2017 Jun 10
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 ==============================================================================
 2. Multiple repeats					*multi-repeat*
 
-						*:g* *:global* *E147* *E148*
+						*:g* *:global* *E148*
 :[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
 			Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
 			lines within [range] where {pattern} matches.
@@ -79,8 +79,15 @@
 the command.  If an error message is given for a line, the command for that
 line is aborted and the global command continues with the next marked or
 unmarked line.
+								*E147* 
+When the command is used recursively, it only works on one line.  Giving a
+range is then not allowed. This is useful to find all lines that match a
+pattern and do not match another pattern: >
+	:g/found/v/notfound/{cmd}
+This first finds all lines containing "found", but only executes {cmd} when
+there is no match for "notfound".
 
-To repeat a non-Ex command, you can use the ":normal" command: >
+To execute a non-Ex command, you can use the `:normal` command: >
 	:g/pat/normal {commands}
 Make sure that {commands} ends with a whole command, otherwise Vim will wait
 for you to type the rest of the command for each match.  The screen will not
diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 70f0145..859b8c6 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -5903,6 +5903,17 @@
     return FALSE;
 }
 
+    static void
+global_exe_one(char_u *cmd, linenr_T lnum)
+{
+    curwin->w_cursor.lnum = lnum;
+    curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
+    if (*cmd == NUL || *cmd == '\n')
+	do_cmdline((char_u *)"p", NULL, NULL, DOCMD_NOWAIT);
+    else
+	do_cmdline(cmd, NULL, NULL, DOCMD_NOWAIT);
+}
+
 /*
  * Execute a global command of the form:
  *
@@ -5933,9 +5944,13 @@
     int		match;
     int		which_pat;
 
-    if (global_busy)
+    /* When nesting the command works on one line.  This allows for
+     * ":g/found/v/notfound/command". */
+    if (global_busy && (eap->line1 != 1
+				  || eap->line2 != curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count))
     {
-	EMSG(_("E147: Cannot do :global recursive"));	/* will increment global_busy */
+	/* will increment global_busy to break out of the loop */
+	EMSG(_("E147: Cannot do :global recursive with a range"));
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -5993,46 +6008,58 @@
 	return;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * pass 1: set marks for each (not) matching line
-     */
-    for (lnum = eap->line1; lnum <= eap->line2 && !got_int; ++lnum)
+    if (global_busy)
     {
-	/* a match on this line? */
+	lnum = curwin->w_cursor.lnum;
 	match = vim_regexec_multi(&regmatch, curwin, curbuf, lnum,
-							    (colnr_T)0, NULL);
+							     (colnr_T)0, NULL);
 	if ((type == 'g' && match) || (type == 'v' && !match))
-	{
-	    ml_setmarked(lnum);
-	    ndone++;
-	}
-	line_breakcheck();
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * pass 2: execute the command for each line that has been marked
-     */
-    if (got_int)
-	MSG(_(e_interr));
-    else if (ndone == 0)
-    {
-	if (type == 'v')
-	    smsg((char_u *)_("Pattern found in every line: %s"), pat);
-	else
-	    smsg((char_u *)_("Pattern not found: %s"), pat);
+	    global_exe_one(cmd, lnum);
     }
     else
     {
+	/*
+	 * pass 1: set marks for each (not) matching line
+	 */
+	for (lnum = eap->line1; lnum <= eap->line2 && !got_int; ++lnum)
+	{
+	    /* a match on this line? */
+	    match = vim_regexec_multi(&regmatch, curwin, curbuf, lnum,
+							     (colnr_T)0, NULL);
+	    if ((type == 'g' && match) || (type == 'v' && !match))
+	    {
+		ml_setmarked(lnum);
+		ndone++;
+	    }
+	    line_breakcheck();
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * pass 2: execute the command for each line that has been marked
+	 */
+	if (got_int)
+	    MSG(_(e_interr));
+	else if (ndone == 0)
+	{
+	    if (type == 'v')
+		smsg((char_u *)_("Pattern found in every line: %s"), pat);
+	    else
+		smsg((char_u *)_("Pattern not found: %s"), pat);
+	}
+	else
+	{
 #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
-	start_global_changes();
+	    start_global_changes();
 #endif
-	global_exe(cmd);
+	    global_exe(cmd);
 #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
-	end_global_changes();
+	    end_global_changes();
 #endif
+	}
+
+	ml_clearmarked();	   /* clear rest of the marks */
     }
 
-    ml_clearmarked();	   /* clear rest of the marks */
     vim_regfree(regmatch.regprog);
 }
 
@@ -6063,12 +6090,7 @@
     old_lcount = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
     while (!got_int && (lnum = ml_firstmarked()) != 0 && global_busy == 1)
     {
-	curwin->w_cursor.lnum = lnum;
-	curwin->w_cursor.col = 0;
-	if (*cmd == NUL || *cmd == '\n')
-	    do_cmdline((char_u *)"p", NULL, NULL, DOCMD_NOWAIT);
-	else
-	    do_cmdline(cmd, NULL, NULL, DOCMD_NOWAIT);
+	global_exe_one(cmd, lnum);
 	ui_breakcheck();
     }
 
@@ -8514,4 +8536,3 @@
     }
 }
 #endif
-
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_global.vim b/src/testdir/test_global.vim
index be8aa69..bdeaf8e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_global.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_global.vim
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@
   set clipboard&
   bwipe!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_nested_global()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['nothing', 'found', 'found bad', 'bad'])
+  call assert_fails('g/found/3v/bad/s/^/++/', 'E147')
+  g/found/v/bad/s/^/++/
+  call assert_equal(['nothing', '++found', 'found bad', 'bad'], getline(1, 4))
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bc6a12d..5bebc54 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    630,
+/**/
     629,
 /**/
     628,