On 2011-06-22, Ben Fritz wrote: > On Jun 22, 2:41 pm, Chandra wrote: > > Hello, > > I see the following error when I try to in-line execute a shell > > command something like > > > > :.!grep foo bar > > > > "/tmp/v454263/17" E212: Can't open file for writing > > E482: Can't create file /tmp/v454263/17 > > > > It usually happens if the vim session has been on for a long time > > without ever closing and reopening vim. > > A fresh vim session does not give this error. Any idea what happens > > here? > > > > Possibly the temp directory got deleted out from under you. I'm not > sure of a good way around this.
When I've run into this I've just recreated the directory, e.g., :!mkdir /tmp/v454263 Regards, Gary -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
