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@@ -136,22 +136,8 @@ as the original file with 'backupext' appended. The default "~" is a bit
strange to avoid accidentally overwriting existing files. If you prefer ".bak"
change the 'backupext' option. Extra dots are replaced with '_' on MS-DOS
machines, when Vim has detected that an MS-DOS-like filesystem is being used
-(e.g., messydos or crossdos) or when the 'shortname' option is on. The
-backup file can be placed in another directory by setting 'backupdir'.
-
- *auto-shortname*
-Technical: On the Amiga you can use 30 characters for a file name. But on an
- MS-DOS-compatible filesystem only 8 plus 3 characters are
- available. Vim tries to detect the type of filesystem when it is
- creating the .swp file. If an MS-DOS-like filesystem is suspected,
- a flag is set that has the same effect as setting the 'shortname'
- option. This flag will be reset as soon as you start editing a
- new file. The flag will be used when making the file name for the
- ".swp" and ".~" files for the current file. But when you are
- editing a file in a normal filesystem and write to an MS-DOS-like
- filesystem the flag will not have been set. In that case the
- creation of the ".~" file may fail and you will get an error
- message. Use the 'shortname' option in this case.
+(e.g., messydos or crossdos). The backup file can be placed in another
+directory by setting 'backupdir'.
When you started editing without giving a file name, "No File" is displayed in
messages. If the ":write" command is used with a file name argument, the file