1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/editors/vi.c b/editors/vi.c
index 01597fa5e..adfb2b87c 100644
--- a/editors/vi.c
+++ b/editors/vi.c
@@ -3047,12 +3047,15 @@ static int find_range(char **start, char **stop, char c)
                 do_cmd(c);              // execute movement cmd
                 dot_end();              // find NL
                 q = dot;
-        } else {
-                // nothing -- this causes any other values of c to
-                // represent the one-character range under the
-                // cursor.  this is correct for ' ' and 'l', but
-                // perhaps no others.
-                //
+        } else /* if (c == ' ' || c == 'l') */ {
+                // forward motion by character
+                int tmpcnt = (cmdcnt ?: 1);
+                do_cmd(c);              // execute movement cmd
+                // exclude last char unless range isn't what we expected
+                // this indicates we've hit EOL
+                if (tmpcnt == dot - p)
+                        dot--;
+                q = dot;
         }
         if (q < p) {
                 t = q;