Re: [vim/vim] :delete reports one fewer line when deleting the entire buffer (Issue #21049)

gnarendran left a comment (vim/vim#21049)

> That is correct. `1,$d` deletes all lines, but your buffer will still have a single line. A buffer always has at least one line (otherwise the cursor couldn't be placed on it), so the output of `3 fewer lines` is actually correct.

This stand is defensible provided it is consistent. But look at what happens next with undo. Vim says "4 more lines". Vim doesn't say I already had that one empty line, now there are 4 lines, so only "3 more lines". So either delete's message is wrong, or the undo's.

I personally feel undo is appropriate, and delete is misleading, as from the user's perspective they have deleted 4 lines and only 3 lines deletion recognized. In fact if there was only one line and it was deleted, no message appears.

OTOH, this is only informational and the user can live with it (unless someone programmatically depends on the message). I will set the expectation right in the plugin about this inconsistency.

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