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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*editing.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Feb 14
+*editing.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Apr 04
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ However, the alternate file name is not changed when |:keepalt| is used.
name. {not in Vi}
All file names are remembered in the buffer list. When you enter a file name,
-for editing (e.g., with ":e filename") or writing (e.g., with ":w file name"),
+for editing (e.g., with ":e filename") or writing (e.g., with ":w filename"),
the file name is added to the list. You can use the buffer list to remember
which files you edited and to quickly switch from one file to another (e.g.,
to copy text) with the |CTRL-^| command. First type the number of the file
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CTRL-G or *CTRL-G* *:f* *:fi* *:file*
:f[ile] Prints the current file name (as typed), the
cursor position (unless the 'ruler' option is set),
and the file status (readonly, modified, read errors,
- new file). See the 'shortmess' option about how tho
+ new file). See the 'shortmess' option about how to
make this message shorter. {Vi does not include
column number}
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ if the system allows it (the directory must be writable).
*write-fail*
If the writing of the new file fails, you have to be careful not to lose
your changes AND the original file. If there is no backup file and writing
-the new file failed, you have already lost the original file! DON'T EXIT VIM
-UNTIL YOU WRITE OUT THE FILE! If a backup was made, it is put back in place
+the new file failed, you have already lost the original file! DON'T EXIT VIM
+UNTIL YOU WRITE OUT THE FILE! If a backup was made, it is put back in place
of the original file (if possible). If you exit Vim, and lose the changes
you made, the original file will mostly still be there. If putting back the
original file fails, there will be an error message telling you that you
@@ -1391,6 +1391,11 @@ It is also possible that you modified the file yourself, from another edit
session or with another command (e.g., a filter command). Then you will know
which version of the file you want to keep.
+There is one situation where you get the message while there is nothing wrong:
+On a Win32 system on the day daylight saving time starts. There is something
+in the Win32 libraries that confuses Vim about the hour time difference. The
+problem goes away the next day.
+
==============================================================================
11. File Searching *file-searching*
@@ -1401,7 +1406,7 @@ options. There are three different types of searching:
1) Downward search:
Downward search uses the wildcards '*', '**' and possibly others
- supported by your operating system. '*' and '**' are handled inside Vim, so
+ supported by your operating system. '*' and '**' are handled inside Vim, so
they work on all operating systems.
The usage of '*' is quite simple: It matches 0 or more characters.
@@ -1435,10 +1440,10 @@ options. There are three different types of searching:
2) Upward search:
Here you can give a directory and then search the directory tree upward for
- a file. You could give stop-directories to limit the upward search. The
+ a file. You could give stop-directories to limit the upward search. The
stop-directories are appended to the path (for the 'path' option) or to
- the filename (for the 'tags' option) with a ';'. If you want several
- stop-directories separate them with ';'. If you want no stop-directory
+ the filename (for the 'tags' option) with a ';'. If you want several
+ stop-directories separate them with ';'. If you want no stop-directory
("search upward till the root directory) just use ';'. >
/usr/include/sys;/usr
< will search in: >
@@ -1457,7 +1462,7 @@ options. There are three different types of searching:
/u/user_x/work/include
/u/user_x/include
-3) Combined up/downward search
+3) Combined up/downward search:
If Vim's current path is /u/user_x/work/release and you do >
set path=**;/u/user_x
< and then search for a file with |gf| the file is searched in: >
@@ -1465,10 +1470,10 @@ options. There are three different types of searching:
/u/user_x/work/**
/u/user_x/**
<
- BE CAREFUL! This might consume a lot of time, as the search of
+ BE CAREFUL! This might consume a lot of time, as the search of
'/u/user_x/**' includes '/u/user_x/work/**' and
'/u/user_x/work/release/**'. So '/u/user_x/work/release/**' is searched
- three and '/u/user_x/work/**' is searched two times.
+ three times and '/u/user_x/work/**' is searched twice.
In the above example you might want to set path to: >
:set path=**,/u/user_x/**