2017-04-21 13:16 GMT+03:00 Ian <[email protected]>: > Perfect, thanks. Here's what I get: > > --- Auto-Commands --- > fedora BufReadPre > /media/* set directory=~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp > Last set from /etc/vimrc > /run/media/* > set directory=~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp > Last set from /etc/vimrc > /mnt/* set directory=~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp > Last set from /etc/vimrc > ... > > This lead me to /etc/vimrc which has a line: > > " don't write swapfile on most commonly used directories for NFS mounts or > USB sticks > autocmd BufNewFile,BufReadPre /media/*,/run/media/*,/mnt/* set > directory=~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp > > Which confuses me. The aim appears to be to NOT write swap files but all it > does is change the location of swap files. And I do want swap files for my > mounts in case of recovery. > > I am tempted to remove this line though it feels a bit hacky to change this > in /etc/vimrc. I will see if I can work out how to override this autocmd in > my own profile perhaps.
Files in /etc are editable, it is OK to modify them if you are system administrator, correct package manager must not overwrite edited files in /etc. I would suggest to file a bug report to fedora Vim package maintainers: these autocommands serve no purpose if &directory option contains no `.`. Additionally they change a global option so if you open file in /media and another file you will find out that swap files for that another file are also put into ~/tmp, or /var/tmp, or /tmp. > > -- > -- > 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. -- -- 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.
