Nathan Coulter wrote: > bug report > ========== > > version: > > VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled May 7 2006 16:23:43) > MS-Windows 32 bit GUI version with OLE support > > problem: > > Writing to a file on a windows share where the underlying filesystem > supports hard links, modifying a file using gvim (w command) > causes the file to acquire a new inode. Contrast with the > behavior of notepad.exe (file - save), which > respects the hard link, keeping the inode intact.
What is the 'backupcopy' option set to? It should be "auto", then Vim should be able to recognize hard links on NTFS filesystems. -- A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
