>
> On Apr 9, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Marcin Szamotulski wrote:
>
> > Now, when you open a file "./file.txt" such that the swap file exists (it
> > usually has the name "./.file.txt.swp" or "./.file.txt.swo" if the first name
> > already existed, which means you already ignored one swap file) then vim gives
> > you the swap exists message with several choices:
> > 'o' Open read-only
> > 'e' Edit anyway
> > 'r' Recover
> > 'd' Delete swapfile
> > 'q' Quit
> > 'a' Abort
> > where 'o' and 'e' will read the "./file.txt" and vim will create for it a new
> > swap file (usually "./.file.txt.swo" since "./.file.txt.swp" already exists on
> > your disc), the 'r' (Recover) will couse vim to read the "./.file.txt.swp"
> > file (which should be more recent than the actual file "./file.txt"), 'd' will
> > delete the swap file (usually you don't want this, unless you know that the
> > disc file is the one that you want), 'q' will quit vim and 'a' will abort the
> > operation (vim will still run).
>
> Thanks, Marcin. This is very helpful. For now, at least, I'm taking it that most of the time, to be on the safe side, 'r' would be the best choice.
>
> And I'll read the help file on the topics you recommended and check out the links you included.
>
> Sincerely,
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Eric Weir
> Decatur, GA
> eeweir@bellsouth.net
>
> "Everywhere the crisis of the private financial system
> has been transformed into a tale of slovenly and overweening government
> that perpetuates and is perpetuated by a dependent and demanding population."
>
> - Marilynne Robinson
>
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Note that I assumed that you are on Linux, there are some small diferences
both on Mac and Windows.
Best,
Marcin
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