On 12/10/2016 04:07 PM, shawn wilson wrote: > How do I change which file a buffer is pointing to so that I > can do a simple :w and get notified if an external app updates > it, etc?
If I'm understanding your question, you're looking for ``:saveas newfilename``. This will both save the file and associate newfilename with the buffer; from this point on, it will behave the same as if you'd started Vim with ``vim newfilename``. Michael Henry -- -- 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/d/optout.
