*editing.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2009 Jun 10
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
Editing files *edit-files*
1. Introduction |edit-intro|
2. Editing a file |edit-a-file|
3. The argument list |argument-list|
4. Writing |writing|
5. Writing and quitting |write-quit|
6. Dialogs |edit-dialogs|
7. The current directory |current-directory|
8. Editing binary files |edit-binary|
9. Encryption |encryption|
10. Timestamps |timestamps|
11. File Searching |file-searching|
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1. Introduction *edit-intro*
Editing a file with Vim means:
1. reading the file into a buffer
2. changing the buffer with editor commands
3. writing the buffer into a file
*current-file*
As long as you don't write the buffer, the original file remains unchanged.
If you start editing a file (read a file into the buffer), the file name is
remembered as the "current file name". This is also