Re: Help: swap file created in vim each time I am editing code ?

Kunal,

On 5/4/20 1:33 PM, Kunal Chauhan wrote:
> This can be happen ? If my friend and me both has open same file
> remotely on same server. If this is case then what action will be the safer?

Vim is not designed for simultaneous editing of the same file. If two
instances of vim are editing the same file, expect there to be some
corruption of the file. This warning alerts you to the fact that this
could happen.

The safest action would be to talk with your friend and coordinate
access to the file.

If you don't need to make changes to the file, you could open it in
read-only mode ('vim -R' or 'view'). This is handy when you want to yank
contents from a file but not modify it.

If you both need to make changes to the same file, the safest thing is
to use two different working directories and a version control system.
You check out the file(s) in your working directory and make the changes
you need. Then you update your working directory from the version
control system, merging any changes to files that were changed by your
and someone else. Check that everything is OK, and then checkin your
changes with the merges.

- George

>
> On 4 May 2020 11:00 p.m., "Charles Campbell" <campbell@drchip.org
> <mailto:campbell@drchip.org>> wrote:
>
> George Dinwiddie wrote:
>
> Kunal,
>
> On 5/2/20 11:59 AM, Kunal Chauhan wrote:
>
> Hi Team,
>
> I am facing issue that each time a swp file is created as I
> am editing code.
>
>
> The .swp file is a normal part of vim operation. If you exit the
> file in
> a normal fashion, vim will delete the .swp file.
>
>
>
>
> Description is below :
>
> (1) Another program may be editing the same file.  If this
> is the case,
>
>      be careful not to end up with two different instances
> of the same
>
>      file when making changes.  Quit, or continue with caution.
>
>
> If you open another window on the same file, then both windows
> will be fighting to edit the same file with indeterminate results.
>
>
> (2) An edit session for this file crashed.
>
>      If this is the case, use ":recover" or "vim -r
> /home/divyanshu/kunal/madLte/vRSC
>
> -Client/oam/lte_tr069/cwmp/common/include/map_glue.h"
>
>      to recover the changes (see ":help recovery").
>
>      If you did this already, delete the swap file
> "/home/divyanshu/kunal/madLte/vRSC
>
> -Client/oam/lte_tr069/cwmp/common/include/.map_glue.h.swp"
>
>
> If you exit without letting vim do this cleanup, you'll get that
> warning when you reopen the file. This can happen if you shut
> down your computer with vim windows open. Exit all files before
> terminating vim and this won't happen.
>
> If you insist on being unable to recover from various issues, you
> can:  :set noswf  .  That will turn swapfiles off.
>
> Regards,
> Chip Campbell
>
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