From 5f32b8921e748640b93f9a11b31e4e164cf57a4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Pope <code@tpope.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 03:50:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Don't back up if no match found

---
 plugin/surround.vim | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/plugin/surround.vim b/plugin/surround.vim
index bb1ab83..4992a00 100644
--- a/plugin/surround.vim
+++ b/plugin/surround.vim
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ function! s:dosurround(...) " {{{1
     else
         exe 'norm d'.strcount.'i'.char
         " One character backwards
-        call search('.','bW')
+        if getreg('"') != ""
+            call search('.','bW')
+        endif
     endif
     let keeper = getreg('"')
     let okeeper = keeper " for reindent below