Christian Brabandt wrote:

> There is a bug when using g< with execute()
> 
> One cannot capture it's output using execute()/redir:
> 
> :echo "a\nb\nc\nd\n"
> (press enter prompt)
> :norm! g<
> (shows the echo output again)
> :let b=execute(':unsilent norm! g<')
> :echo empty(b)
> 1
> :norm! g<
> (does not output anything)

That's not a bug, the g< output is not redirected.

If you are looking for a way to grab previously listed text we could add
some way specifically for that.  Changing g< to redirect is not a good
idea, it scrolls back and would double the redirected lines.

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