Chris Velevitch wrote: > When using vim 6.1 on RH 8.0 to edit a read only file, if you modify > the file and save the changes with :w! and continue editing, the file > permissions are still read only and all subsequent save of changes, > each time, require the use of :w! . > > I would have expected the file permissions to be permanently changed > to read/write after the first save. Is this a reasonable behaviour? Is > there an option to make vim behave this way?
Is this reasonable? Well look at it from vim's viewpoint. You have told vim to open the file read only and now the user persists in using :w! :-) >From within vim you can run shell programs like ls by putting an ! in front of the command i.e. :!ls so to change the permissions to writable.... :!chmod u+w file may work. -- Mike Lake Uni of Technol., Sydney UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER ======================================================================== This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. ======================================================================== -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
