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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/recover.txt b/runtime/doc/recover.txt index 7789d4bdbc..9ef5a37452 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/recover.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/recover.txt @@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ Disadvantages: directories (although Vim tries to avoid that by comparing the path name). This will result in bogus ATTENTION warning messages. - When you use your home directory, and somebody else tries to edit the same - file, he will not see your swap file and will not get the ATTENTION warning - message. + file, that user will not see your swap file and will not get the ATTENTION + warning message. If you want to put swap files in a fixed place, put a command resembling the following ones in your vimrc: :set dir=~/tmp (for Unix) - :set dir=c:\\tmp (for Windows) + :set dir=c:\\tmp (for Win32) This is also very handy when editing files on floppy. Of course you will have to create that "tmp" directory for this to work! @@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ If you want to make sure that your changes are in the swap file use this command: *:pre* *:preserve* *E313* *E314* -:pre[serve] Write all text for all buffers into swap file. The - original file is no longer needed for recovery. +:pre[serve] Write all text for the current buffer into its swap + file. The original file is no longer needed for + recovery. This sets a flag in the current buffer. A Vim swap file can be recognized by the first six characters: "b0VIM ". After that comes the version number, e.g., "3.0". |