diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b3069c87..97a213aa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ before_install:
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then
       sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y;
       sudo add-apt-repository ppa:boost-latest/ppa -y;
+      if [ "$CXX" = "clang++" ]; then
+          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:h-rayflood/llvm-upper -y;
+      fi;
       sudo apt-get update -qq;
     elif [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx ]; then
       brew update;
@@ -16,10 +19,12 @@ before_install:
 install:
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then
       if [ "$CXX" = "clang++" ]; then
-        sudo apt-get install -y libstdc++-4.8-dev;
+        sudo apt-get install -y libstdc++-4.9-dev;
+        sudo apt-get install -y clang-3.5;
+        export CXX=clang++-3.5;
       elif [ "$CXX" = "g++" ]; then
-        sudo apt-get install -y g++-4.8;
-        export CXX=g++-4.8;
+        sudo apt-get install -y g++-4.9;
+        export CXX=g++-4.9;
       fi;
       sudo apt-get install -y libncursesw5-dev;
       sudo apt-get install -y libboost-regex1.54-dev;
diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 4677ba8e..cdde2fb1 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Building
 
 Kakoune dependencies are:
 
- * A C++11 compliant compiler (GCC >= 4.8.1 or clang >= 3.4)
+ * A C++14 compliant compiler (GCC >= 4.9 or clang >= 3.4)
  * boost (>= 1.50)
  * ncurses with wide-characters support (>= 5.3, generally refered as libncursesw)
 
diff --git a/gdb/kakoune.py b/gdb/kakoune.py
index 97c0e307..f47be8fe 100644
--- a/gdb/kakoune.py
+++ b/gdb/kakoune.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class StringView:
     def to_string(self):
         return "\"%s\"" % (self.val['m_data'].string("utf-8", "ignore", self.val['m_length']['m_value']))
 
-class StringStoragePtr:
-    """ Print a ref_ptr<StringStorage>"""
+class StringDataPtr:
+    """ Print a RefPtr<StringData>"""
 
     def __init__(self, val):
         self.val = val
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ class StringStoragePtr:
         content = (ptr + 1).cast(str_type).string("utf-8", "ignore", ptr.dereference()['length'])
         return "\"%s\" (ref:%d)" % (content.replace("\n", "\\n"), ptr.dereference()['refcount'])
 
+class RefPtr:
+    """ Print a RefPtr"""
+
+    def __init__(self, val):
+        self.val = val
+
+    def to_string(self):
+        ptr = self.val['m_ptr']
+        return "\"refptr %s\"" % (ptr)
+
 class Option:
     """ Print a Option"""
 
@@ -131,7 +141,8 @@ def build_pretty_printer():
     pp.add_printer('String',         '^Kakoune::String$',            String)
     pp.add_printer('StringView',     '^Kakoune::StringView$',        StringView)
     pp.add_printer('SharedString',   '^Kakoune::SharedString$',      StringView)
-    pp.add_printer('StringStoragePtr', '^Kakoune::ref_ptr<Kakoune::StringStorage>$', StringStoragePtr)
+    pp.add_printer('StringDataPtr',  '^Kakoune::RefPtr<Kakoune::StringData,.*>$', StringDataPtr)
+    pp.add_printer('RefPtr',         '^Kakoune::RefPtr<.*>$',        RefPtr)
     pp.add_printer('Option',         '^Kakoune::Option$',            Option)
     pp.add_printer('LineCount',      '^Kakoune::LineCount$',         LineCount)
     pp.add_printer('CharCount',      '^Kakoune::CharCount$',         CharCount)
diff --git a/src/array_view.hh b/src/array_view.hh
index 922cd99a..33ae8979 100644
--- a/src/array_view.hh
+++ b/src/array_view.hh
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 
     constexpr T* pointer() const { return m_pointer; }
     constexpr size_t size() const { return m_size; }
+
+    [[gnu::always_inline]]
     constexpr T& operator[](size_t n) const { return *(m_pointer + n); }
 
     constexpr T* begin() const { return m_pointer; }
diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index c0167193..8b5f6ee5 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "shared_string.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
 #include "window.hh"
+#include "diff.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -159,36 +160,64 @@ struct Buffer::Modification
 
 void Buffer::reload(BufferLines lines, time_t fs_timestamp)
 {
-    m_changes.push_back({ Change::Erase, true, {0,0}, line_count() });
-
-    commit_undo_group();
-    if (not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo))
-    {
-        for (auto line = line_count()-1; line >= 0; --line)
-            m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(
-                Modification::Erase, line,
-                SharedString{m_lines.get_storage(line)});
-    }
-
     if (lines.empty())
         lines.emplace_back(StringData::create("\n"));
 
-    for (size_t l = 0; l < lines.size(); ++l)
+    const bool record_undo = not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo);
+
+    commit_undo_group();
+
+    if (not record_undo)
     {
-        auto& line = lines[l];
-        kak_assert(not (line->length == 0) and line->data()[line->length-1] == '\n');
-        if (not (m_flags & Flags::NoUndo))
-            m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(
-                Modification::Insert, LineCount{(int)l}, SharedString{line});
+        m_changes.push_back({ Change::Erase, true, {0,0}, line_count() });
+
+        static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(lines);
+
+        m_changes.push_back({ Change::Insert, true, {0,0}, line_count() });
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto diff = find_diff(m_lines.begin(), m_lines.size(),
+                              lines.begin(), (int)lines.size(),
+                              [](const StringDataPtr& lhs, const StringDataPtr& rhs)
+                              { return lhs->hash == rhs->hash and lhs->strview() == rhs->strview(); });
+
+        auto it = m_lines.begin();
+        for (auto& d : diff)
+        {
+            if (d.mode == Diff::Keep)
+                it += d.len;
+            else if (d.mode == Diff::Add)
+            {
+                const LineCount cur_line = (int)(it - m_lines.begin());
+
+                for (LineCount line = 0; line < d.len; ++line)
+                    m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(
+                        Modification::Insert, cur_line + line,
+                        SharedString{lines[(int)(d.posB + line)]});
+
+                m_changes.push_back({ Change::Insert, it == m_lines.end(), cur_line, cur_line + d.len });
+                it = m_lines.insert(it, &lines[d.posB], &lines[d.posB + d.len]) + d.len;
+            }
+            else if (d.mode == Diff::Remove)
+            {
+                const LineCount cur_line = (int)(it - m_lines.begin());
+
+                for (LineCount line = d.len-1; line >= 0; --line)
+                    m_current_undo_group.emplace_back(
+                        Modification::Erase, cur_line + line,
+                        SharedString{m_lines.get_storage(cur_line + line)});
+
+                it = m_lines.erase(it, it + d.len);
+                m_changes.push_back({ Change::Erase, it == m_lines.end(), cur_line, cur_line + d.len });
+            }
+        }
     }
-    static_cast<BufferLines&>(m_lines) = std::move(lines);
 
     commit_undo_group();
 
     m_last_save_undo_index = m_history_cursor - m_history.begin();
     m_fs_timestamp = fs_timestamp;
-
-    m_changes.push_back({ Change::Insert, true, {0,0}, line_count() });
 }
 
 void Buffer::commit_undo_group()
diff --git a/src/client.cc b/src/client.cc
index 0d729bc3..71e8c29f 100644
--- a/src/client.cc
+++ b/src/client.cc
@@ -173,12 +173,8 @@ void Client::reload_buffer()
 {
     auto& buffer = context().buffer();
     kak_assert(buffer.flags() & Buffer::Flags::File);
-    CharCoord view_pos = context().window().position();
-    ByteCoord cursor_pos = context().selections().main().cursor();
     Buffer* buf = create_buffer_from_file(buffer.name());
     kak_assert(buf == &buffer);
-    context().selections_write_only() = SelectionList{buffer, buffer.clamp(cursor_pos)};
-    context().window().set_position(view_pos);
     context().print_status({ "'" + buffer.display_name() + "' reloaded",
                              get_face("Information") });
 }
diff --git a/src/diff.hh b/src/diff.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c339f435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/diff.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+#ifndef diff_hh_INCLUDED
+#define diff_hh_INCLUDED
+
+// Implementation of the linear space variant of the algorithm described in
+// "An O(ND) Difference Algorithm and Its Variations"
+// (http://xmailserver.org/diff2.pdf)
+
+#include "array_view.hh"
+#include "vector.hh"
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <iterator>
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+template<typename T>
+struct MirroredArray : public ArrayView<T>
+{
+    MirroredArray(ArrayView<T> data, int size)
+        : ArrayView<T>(data), size(size)
+    {
+        kak_assert(2 * size + 1 <= data.size());
+        (*this)[1] = 0;
+    }
+
+    [[gnu::always_inline]]
+    T& operator[](int n) { return ArrayView<T>::operator[](n + size); }
+    [[gnu::always_inline]]
+    const T& operator[](int n) const { return ArrayView<T>::operator[](n + size); }
+private:
+    int size;
+};
+
+struct Snake{ int x, y, u, v; bool add; }; 
+
+template<typename Iterator, typename Equal>
+Snake find_end_snake_of_further_reaching_dpath(Iterator a, int N, Iterator b, int M,
+                                               const MirroredArray<int>& V,
+                                               const int D, const int k, Equal eq)
+{
+    int x; // our position along a
+
+    const bool add = k == -D or (k != D and V[k-1] < V[k+1]);
+
+    // if diagonal on the right goes further along x than diagonal on the left,
+    // then we take a vertical edge from it to this diagonal, hence x = V[k+1]
+    if (add)
+        x = V[k+1];
+    // else, we take an horizontal edge from our left diagonal,x = V[k-1]+1
+    else
+        x = V[k-1]+1;
+
+    int y = x - k; // we are by construction on diagonal k, so our position along
+                   // b (y) is x - k.
+
+    int u = x, v = y;
+    // follow end snake along diagonal k
+    while (u < N and v < M and eq(a[u], b[v]))
+        ++u, ++v;
+
+    return { x, y, u, v, add };
+}
+
+struct SnakeLen : Snake
+{
+    SnakeLen(Snake s, int d) : Snake(s), d(d) {}
+    int d;
+};
+
+template<typename Iterator, typename Equal>
+SnakeLen find_middle_snake(Iterator a, int N, Iterator b, int M,
+                           ArrayView<int> data1, ArrayView<int> data2,
+                           Equal eq)
+{
+    const int delta = N - M;
+    MirroredArray<int> V1{data1, N + M};
+    MirroredArray<int> V2{data2, N + M};
+
+    std::reverse_iterator<Iterator> ra{a + N}, rb{b + M};
+
+    for (int D = 0; D <= (M + N + 1) / 2; ++D)
+    {
+        for (int k1 = -D; k1 <= D; k1 += 2)
+        {
+            auto p = find_end_snake_of_further_reaching_dpath(a, N, b, M, V1, D, k1, eq);
+            V1[k1] = p.u;
+
+            const int k2 = -(k1 - delta);
+            if ((delta % 2 != 0) and -(D-1) <= k2 and k2 <= (D-1))
+            {
+                if (V1[k1] + V2[k2] >= N)
+                    return { p, 2 * D - 1 };// return last snake on forward path
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (int k2 = -D; k2 <= D; k2 += 2)
+        {
+            auto p = find_end_snake_of_further_reaching_dpath(ra, N, rb, M, V2, D, k2, eq);
+            V2[k2] = p.u;
+
+            const int k1 = -(k2 - delta);
+            if ((delta % 2 == 0) and -D <= k1 and k1 <= D)
+            {
+                if (V1[k1] + V2[k2] >= N)
+                    return { { N - p.u, M - p.v, N - p.x , M - p.y, p.add } , 2 * D };// return last snake on reverse path
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    kak_assert(false);
+    return { {}, 0 };
+}
+
+struct Diff
+{
+    enum { Keep, Add, Remove } mode;
+    int len;
+    int posB;
+    int posA;
+};
+
+inline void append_diff(Vector<Diff>& diffs, Diff diff)
+{
+    if (not diffs.empty() and diffs.back().mode == diff.mode
+        and (diff.mode != Diff::Add or
+             diffs.back().posB + diffs.back().len == diff.posB))
+        diffs.back().len += diff.len;
+    else
+        diffs.push_back(diff);
+}
+
+template<typename Iterator, typename Equal>
+void find_diff_rec(Iterator a, int offA, int lenA,
+                   Iterator b, int offB, int lenB,
+                   ArrayView<int> data1, ArrayView<int> data2,
+                   Equal eq, Vector<Diff>& diffs)
+{
+    if (lenA > 0 and lenB > 0)
+    {
+        auto middle_snake = find_middle_snake(a + offA, lenA, b + offB, lenB, data1, data2, eq);
+        kak_assert(middle_snake.u <= lenA and middle_snake.v <= lenB);
+        if (middle_snake.d > 1)
+        {
+            find_diff_rec(a, offA, middle_snake.x,
+                          b, offB, middle_snake.y,
+                          data1, data2, eq, diffs);
+
+            if (int len = middle_snake.u - middle_snake.x)
+                append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Keep, len, 0});
+
+            find_diff_rec(a, offA + middle_snake.u, lenA - middle_snake.u,
+                          b, offB + middle_snake.v, lenB - middle_snake.v,
+                          data1, data2, eq, diffs);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (middle_snake.d == 1)
+            {
+                const int diag = middle_snake.x - (middle_snake.add ? 0 : 1);
+                if (diag != 0)
+                    append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Keep, diag, 0});
+
+                if (middle_snake.add)
+                    append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Add, 1, offB + diag});
+                else
+                    append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Remove, 1, 0});
+            }
+            if (int len = middle_snake.u - middle_snake.x)
+                append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Keep, len, 0});
+        }
+    }
+    else if (lenB > 0)
+        append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Add, lenB, offB});
+    else if (lenA > 0)
+        append_diff(diffs, {Diff::Remove, lenA, 0});
+}
+
+template<typename Iterator, typename Equal = std::equal_to<typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::value_type>>
+Vector<Diff> find_diff(Iterator a, int N, Iterator b, int M,
+                                 Equal eq = Equal{})
+{
+    const int max = 2 * (N + M) + 1;
+    Vector<int> data(2*max);
+    Vector<Diff> diffs;
+    find_diff_rec(a, 0, N, b, 0, M,
+                  {data.data(), (size_t)max}, {data.data() + max, (size_t)max},
+                  eq, diffs);
+
+    return diffs;
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif // diff_hh_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index fdc05ca0..6177227f 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     signal(SIGFPE,  signal_handler);
     signal(SIGQUIT, signal_handler);
     signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
     Vector<String> params;
     for (size_t i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
diff --git a/src/selection.cc b/src/selection.cc
index 44850d80..602edd96 100644
--- a/src/selection.cc
+++ b/src/selection.cc
@@ -401,10 +401,8 @@ void SelectionList::sort_and_merge_overlapping()
     std::stable_sort(begin(), end(), compare_selections);
     m_selections.erase(merge_overlapping(begin(), end(), m_main, overlaps), end());
 }
-namespace
-{
 
-inline void _avoid_eol(const Buffer& buffer, ByteCoord& coord)
+static inline void _avoid_eol(const Buffer& buffer, ByteCoord& coord)
 {
     auto column = coord.column;
     auto line = buffer[coord.line];
@@ -412,20 +410,14 @@ inline void _avoid_eol(const Buffer& buffer, ByteCoord& coord)
         coord.column = line.byte_count_to(line.char_length() - 2);
 }
 
-
-inline void _avoid_eol(const Buffer& buffer, Selection& sel)
-{
-    _avoid_eol(buffer, sel.anchor());
-    _avoid_eol(buffer, sel.cursor());
-}
-
-}
-
 void SelectionList::avoid_eol()
 {
     update();
     for (auto& sel : m_selections)
-        _avoid_eol(buffer(), sel);
+    {
+        _avoid_eol(buffer(), sel.anchor());
+        _avoid_eol(buffer(), sel.cursor());
+    }
 }
 
 BufferIterator prepare_insert(Buffer& buffer, const Selection& sel, InsertMode mode)
diff --git a/src/shared_string.hh b/src/shared_string.hh
index 74232613..cc52e0d9 100644
--- a/src/shared_string.hh
+++ b/src/shared_string.hh
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ struct StringData : UseMemoryDomain<MemoryDomain::SharedString>
 {
     int refcount;
     int length;
+    uint32_t hash;
 
-    constexpr StringData(int ref, int len) : refcount(ref), length(len) {}
+    StringData(int ref, int len) : refcount(ref), length(len) {}
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
     char* data() { return reinterpret_cast<char*>(this + 1); }
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct StringData : UseMemoryDomain<MemoryDomain::SharedString>
         if (back != 0)
             res->data()[len-1] = back;
         res->data()[len] = 0;
+        res->hash = hash_data(res->data(), res->length);
         return RefPtr<StringData>(res);
     }
 
@@ -88,6 +90,11 @@ public:
     explicit SharedString(StringDataPtr storage)
         : StringView{storage->strview()}, m_storage(std::move(storage)) {}
 
+    friend size_t hash_value(const SharedString& str)
+    {
+        return str.m_storage ? str.m_storage->hash : hash_data(str.data(), (int)str.length());
+    }
+
 private:
     SharedString(StringView str, StringDataPtr storage)
         : StringView{str}, m_storage(std::move(storage)) {}
@@ -96,11 +103,6 @@ private:
     StringDataPtr m_storage;
 };
 
-inline size_t hash_value(const SharedString& str)
-{
-    return hash_data(str.data(), (int)str.length());
-}
-
 class StringRegistry : public Singleton<StringRegistry>
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/unit_tests.cc b/src/unit_tests.cc
index 58f34a98..b583c737 100644
--- a/src/unit_tests.cc
+++ b/src/unit_tests.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "assert.hh"
 #include "buffer.hh"
+#include "diff.hh"
 #include "keys.hh"
 #include "selectors.hh"
 #include "word_db.hh"
@@ -239,6 +240,33 @@ void test_line_modifications()
     }
 }
 
+void test_diff()
+{
+    auto eq = [](const Diff& lhs, const Diff& rhs) {
+        return lhs.mode == rhs.mode and lhs.len == rhs.len and lhs.posB == rhs.posB;
+    };
+
+    {
+        StringView s1 = "mais que fais la police";
+        StringView s2 = "mais ou va la police";
+
+        auto diff = find_diff(s1.begin(), (int)s1.length(), s2.begin(), (int)s2.length());
+        kak_assert(diff.size() == 11);
+    }
+
+    {
+        StringView s1 = "a?";
+        StringView s2 = "!";
+
+        auto diff = find_diff(s1.begin(), (int)s1.length(), s2.begin(), (int)s2.length());
+
+        kak_assert(diff.size() == 3 and
+                   eq(diff[0], {Diff::Remove, 1, 0}) and
+                   eq(diff[1], {Diff::Add, 1, 0}) and
+                   eq(diff[2], {Diff::Remove, 1, 0}));
+    }
+}
+
 void run_unit_tests()
 {
     test_utf8();
@@ -248,4 +276,5 @@ void run_unit_tests()
     test_undo_group_optimizer();
     test_word_db();
     test_line_modifications();
+    test_diff();
 }
diff --git a/src/units.hh b/src/units.hh
index 2ef536d2..21c583b2 100644
--- a/src/units.hh
+++ b/src/units.hh
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ public:
     }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr RealType operator+(RealType other) const
-    { return RealType(m_value + other.m_value); }
+    constexpr friend RealType operator+(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return RealType(lhs.m_value + rhs.m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr RealType operator-(RealType other) const
-    { return RealType(m_value - other.m_value); }
+    constexpr friend RealType operator-(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return RealType(lhs.m_value - rhs.m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr RealType operator*(RealType other) const
-    { return RealType(m_value * other.m_value); }
+    constexpr friend RealType operator*(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return RealType(lhs.m_value * rhs.m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr RealType operator/(RealType other) const
-    { return RealType(m_value / other.m_value); }
+    constexpr friend RealType operator/(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return RealType(lhs.m_value / rhs.m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
     RealType& operator+=(RealType other)
@@ -72,36 +72,36 @@ public:
     constexpr RealType operator-() const { return RealType(-m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr RealType operator%(RealType other) const
-    { return RealType(m_value % other.m_value); }
+    constexpr friend RealType operator%(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return RealType(lhs.m_value % rhs.m_value); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
     RealType& operator%=(RealType other)
     { m_value %= other.m_value; return static_cast<RealType&>(*this); }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator==(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value == other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator==(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value == rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator!=(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value != other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator!=(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value != rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator<(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value < other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator<(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value < rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator<=(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value <= other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator<=(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value <= rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator>(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value > other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator>(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value > rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
-    constexpr bool operator>=(RealType other) const
-    { return m_value >= other.m_value; }
+    constexpr friend bool operator>=(RealType lhs, RealType rhs)
+    { return lhs.m_value >= rhs.m_value; }
 
     [[gnu::always_inline]]
     constexpr bool operator!() const
diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index e3178c2e..65e8808b 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ main() {
         quit!
       "
       ${test}/../src/kak out -n -u -e "$kak_commands"
+      retval=$?
+      if (( retval != 0 )); then
+          echo "Kakoune returned error $retval"
+      fi
       for expect in $test_files; do
         if cmp -s $test/$dir/$expect $expect; then
           echo "$indent$name" | colorize green normal