First, thanks a lot for you very clear explanations.
On 1/1/22 12:33 AM, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > Manfred Lotz wrote: > >> I have persistent undo configured and it helped me a lot in various >> situations >> over the last 5 or so years. >> >> I also have swapfile configured but I am actually not sure if it is really >> required if persistent undo is active. >> >> Any thoughts? > > You do need both. > > The persistent undo is great to be able to back in time, even when you > unload the buffer, quit Vim and come back another day. I especially use > it to add debugging commands, try lots of things, and finally just undo > the changes. No version control system needed. > Yes, persistent undo is absolutely great. > The swapfile is a safety net for the unexpected. Vim might crash. I > know, for normal users this hardly ever happens, still I keep fixing > crashes all the time (fuzzers try just about any random input to look > for these problems). Or your computer might die. Hopefully that > doesn't happen either. But still, it happens when you least expect it. > Very unlikely, but bad things can happen. Agree. So, my setting using both is just fine. -- Manfred -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/93cf9489-8b27-5ffa-d0c5-14e4e4cf2bc2%40posteo.de.
