* Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [17/06/05 22:02]: > > > Hi, > > > > * Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [17/06/05 19:13]: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I was writing an email using vim in mutt and I accidentally hit > > > ctrl+alt+backspace which exited X. Is there any way to recover that > > > email? > > > > Try running 'vim -r'. This will list all swap files. Then run > > 'vim -r <filename>'. See ":help swap-file" for details about swap files. > > > > HTH, > > Moshe > > There is a 0 byte file in /tmp that definitely looks like the one. I > guess I'm outta luck then? If so, does anyone know why the message's > contents weren't saved to the file?
Perhaps the crash happened immediately after you started editing? You might want to check the values of the vim options 'updatecount', 'updatetime' and 'swapsync'. Moshe > > - Grant > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > -- I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. -- Douglas Adams Moshe Kaminsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home: 08-9456841
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