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diff --git a/runtime/doc/editing.txt b/runtime/doc/editing.txt index 91c9554d63..4224709a39 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/editing.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/editing.txt @@ -1032,6 +1032,15 @@ explanation of when the copy is made and when the file is renamed. If the creation of a backup file fails, the write is not done. If you want to write anyway add a '!' to the command. + *file-watcher* +When you notice issues with programs, that act upon when a buffer is written +(like inotify, entr or fswatch) or when external applications execute Vim to +edit the file (like git) and those programs do not seem to notice that the +original file has been changed, you may want to consider switching the +'backupcopy' option value to "yes". This makes sure, Vim writes to the same +file, that those watcher programs expect, without creating a new file (which +prevents them from detecting that the file has changed). See also |crontab| + *write-permissions* When writing a new file the permissions are read-write. For unix the mask is 0o666 with additionally umask applied. When writing a file that was read Vim |