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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.374
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.374
+Problem:    ++encoding does not work properly.
+Solution:   Recognize ++encoding before ++enc. (Charles Cooper)
+Files:	    src/ex_docmd.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.373/src/ex_docmd.c	2011-10-20 21:58:20.000000000 +0200
+--- src/ex_docmd.c	2011-12-14 14:46:05.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 4840,4851 ****
+  #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+      else if (STRNCMP(arg, "enc", 3) == 0)
+      {
+! 	arg += 3;
+! 	pp = &eap->force_enc;
+!     }
+!     else if (STRNCMP(arg, "encoding", 8) == 0)
+!     {
+! 	arg += 8;
+  	pp = &eap->force_enc;
+      }
+      else if (STRNCMP(arg, "bad", 3) == 0)
+--- 4840,4849 ----
+  #ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+      else if (STRNCMP(arg, "enc", 3) == 0)
+      {
+! 	if (STRNCMP(arg, "encoding", 8) == 0)
+! 	    arg += 8;
+! 	else
+! 	    arg += 3;
+  	pp = &eap->force_enc;
+      }
+      else if (STRNCMP(arg, "bad", 3) == 0)
+*** ../vim-7.3.373/src/version.c	2011-12-14 14:15:12.000000000 +0100
+--- src/version.c	2011-12-14 14:44:01.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 716,717 ****
+--- 716,719 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     374,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Linux is just like a wigwam: no Windows, no Gates and an Apache inside.
+
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