[vim/vim] bufload() occurs E325 error when swap file exists (#8333)

thinca

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Jun 6, 2021, 7:32:13 AM6/6/21

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Describe the bug

bufload() occurs E325 error when swap file exists.

:help bufload() says:

		If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
		there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.

E325 is not a dialog, but it stops the running of the script.
I guess there will be no dialog means scripts keep running without any user interaction.
So I thinks this behavior is not expected.

To Reproduce

Detailed steps to reproduce the behavior:

Run vim --clean test.txt
Open other terminal
Run vim --clean
Execute :call bufload(bufnr('test.txt', 1)) in second Vim

Expected behavior

E325 does not occurred.

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Environment (please complete the following information):

Vim version 8.2.2948
OS: Arch Linux
Terminal: Windows Terminal and tmux 3.2

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Bram Moolenaar

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Jun 6, 2021, 8:57:36 AM6/6/21

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I'm not sure we want to change this. You can use ":silent!" to not get the error.
You can also use try/catch, but the "Found a swap file" message will still show.

thinca

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Jun 6, 2021, 8:59:12 AM6/6/21

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OK. Thank you.

thinca

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Jun 6, 2021, 8:59:14 AM6/6/21

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Closed #8333.

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