On 13:05 Mon 09 Apr , Eric Weir wrote: > > On Apr 9, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Marcin Szamotulski wrote: > > > Now, when you open a file "./file.txt" such that the swap file exists (it > > usually has the name "./.file.txt.swp" or "./.file.txt.swo" if the first > > name > > already existed, which means you already ignored one swap file) then vim > > gives > > you the swap exists message with several choices: > > 'o' Open read-only > > 'e' Edit anyway > > 'r' Recover > > 'd' Delete swapfile > > 'q' Quit > > 'a' Abort > > where 'o' and 'e' will read the "./file.txt" and vim will create for it a > > new > > swap file (usually "./.file.txt.swo" since "./.file.txt.swp" already exists > > on > > your disc), the 'r' (Recover) will couse vim to read the "./.file.txt.swp" > > file (which should be more recent than the actual file "./file.txt"), 'd' > > will > > delete the swap file (usually you don't want this, unless you know that the > > disc file is the one that you want), 'q' will quit vim and 'a' will abort > > the > > operation (vim will still run). > > Thanks, Marcin. This is very helpful. For now, at least, I'm taking it that > most of the time, to be on the safe side, 'r' would be the best choice. > > And I'll read the help file on the topics you recommended and check out the > links you included. > > Sincerely, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA > [email protected] > > "Everywhere the crisis of the private financial system > has been transformed into a tale of slovenly and overweening government > that perpetuates and is perpetuated by a dependent and demanding population." > > - Marilynne Robinson > > > > -- > 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
Note that I assumed that you are on Linux, there are some small diferences both on Mac and Windows. Best, Marcin -- 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
