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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2006-01-20 23:02:51 +0000
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2006-01-20 23:02:51 +0000
commit2d3f489e09a1cc50f5b7601eff568a4eb87fbd51 (patch)
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updated for version 7.0183
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*editing.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Dec 13
+*editing.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Jan 20
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -155,11 +155,14 @@ Technical: On the Amiga you can use 30 characters for a file name. But on an
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
name for the current file is set to that file name. This only happens when
-the 'F' flag is included in 'cpoptions' (by default it is included). This is
-useful when entering text in an empty buffer and then writing it to a file.
-If 'cpoptions' contains the 'f' flag (by default it is NOT included) the file
-name is set for the ":read file" command. This is useful when starting Vim
-without an argument and then doing ":read file" to start editing a file.
+the 'F' flag is included in 'cpoptions' (by default it is included) |cpo-F|.
+This is useful when entering text in an empty buffer and then writing it to a
+file. If 'cpoptions' contains the 'f' flag (by default it is NOT included)
+|cpo-f| the file name is set for the ":read file" command. This is useful
+when starting Vim without an argument and then doing ":read file" to start
+editing a file.
+When the file name was set and 'filetype' is empty the filetype detection
+autocommands will be triggered.
*not-edited*
Because the file name was set without really starting to edit that file, you
are protected from overwriting that file. This is done by setting the
@@ -874,6 +877,8 @@ used, for example, when the write fails and you want to try again later with
the filename of the current buffer to {file}. The
previous name is used for the alternate file name.
The [!] is needed to overwrite an existing file.
+ When 'filetype' is empty filetype detection is done
+ with the new name, before the file is written.
{not in Vi}
*:up* *:update*