On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:48:56 PM UTC-5, Ben Fritz wrote: > On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 8:42:20 PM UTC-5, Dahong Tang wrote: > > Hi, I have a system configuration file that belongs to root. I can edit > > this file in nano using the command sudo nano, but I can't edit it using > > sudo vim - it's always read-only in vim, unless it is opened by root. Does > > anyone know why is this? Is there an option in vim that would allow the > > file to be edited via sudo vim, just like in nano? Thanks! > > I don't know why that is. Can Vim write it anyway? I.e. do you just mean that > Vim has its own 'readonly' option set, or can Vim actually not write the file?
I think vim has its own readonly option. If I use :w!, then it would override the readonly option, and the file can be edited subsequently with sudo vim. I don't understand why. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
