This isn't a bug. The % option for 'viminfo' does not accept an argument. It's a boolean. Only in vim7 can you specify a numeric argument for %.
Help for the % argument: % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Buffers without a file name and buffers for help files are not written to the viminfo file James -- GPG Key: 1024D/61326D40 2003-09-02 James Vega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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