On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Chetan S <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:46 PM, sachin puri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wish to know why does vim create a new file in case 1. Wouldn't it be a >> costly operation, especially in case of large files? > Not really if the swap file only records the changes / operations to > the original in the swap. > A la' journal if you will.
When (how often) does vim write out the swap file? > >> In short, which method >> is more efficient to implement for any file editor? > Depends on the files you are trying to edit. > > However here's a strategy you can consider - > 1. Start a journal for an edit session > 2. Flush the journal every couple of seconds ( autosave ? ) > > Where this would fail is if the crash happens while flushing the > journal. Then you would require a meta-journal .... :P > > May the editor-makers on the list enlighten us on more strategies please ! > > regards, > C > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
