On Thursday, January 2, 2014 8:44:41 AM UTC-6, Eric Smith wrote: > Due to a faulty keyboard, an `x' was sent repeatedly to the > > terminal with a file open in vim. > > The large file was reduced to a few lines as a result. > > > > I have salvaged some data from backups and the screen buffer. I > > thought that I could recover the balance from vim's undo > > buffer. However, I am not able to access more data through g- and g+. > > They report "You are already at the earliest/latest version" > > respectively." > > > > Also this message; > > Swap file ".guys.swp" already exists! "guys" 4L, 70C > E825: Corrupted undo file (num_head): /home/ eric/.guys.un~ > > > > And when executing undotree(), this alert; > > E731: using Dictionary as a String > > > > Is there anything worth trying to recover data before giving up? >
Well you didn't mention how you tried using the return result of undotree(), but there are at least four plugins useful for viewing your undo history. See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Using_undo_branches#Plugins But if you somehow exited Vim without saving, I think the undo information you're looking for may be lost, especially with that E825 message. :help E825 says: *E825* The undo file does not contain valid contents and cannot be used. -- -- 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.
