1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ninep/cols.zig b/src/ninep/cols.zig
index c049e0f3..b1ca954c 100644
--- a/src/ninep/cols.zig
+++ b/src/ninep/cols.zig
@@ -227,6 +227,19 @@ test "New written to a column's exec makes its scratch in the session's director
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("/project/src/+New", p.panes[p.active].?.file.?.path);
 }
 
+test "a tagexec word that makes, acts on and focuses no pane reads back nothing" {
+    const p = try th.withFile(testing.allocator, "x\n");
+    defer p.deinit();
+    const tagexec = @intFromEnum(tree.TopFile.tagexec);
+    try testing.expectEqual(tree.Status.ok, th.wr(p, tagexec, "Newcol\n").reply.status);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("", th.rd(p, tagexec, 0, 64).bytes);
+    // A column's New makes one, and answers it.
+    const col_exec = tree.Node.ofCol(layout.columnSerial(p, 0), .exec);
+    try testing.expectEqual(tree.Status.ok, th.wr(p, col_exec, "New\n").reply.status);
+    var want: [16]u8 = undefined;
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings(try std.fmt.bufPrint(&want, "{d}\n", .{p.panes[p.active].?.serial}), th.rd(p, col_exec, 0, 64).bytes);
+}
+
 test "New written to a column's ctl reads back the new pane alone, as its exec does" {
     const p = try th.withFile(testing.allocator, "x\n");
     defer p.deinit();