Re: disable file locks ?

Hi, Gary
> Vim doesn't lock files. Why do you think Vim locks files?
Ah , should be swap files .. ;-)

> You might be seeing the effect of a Vim swap file that was left when
> Vim was terminated. That is a feature. It allows you to recover a
> file that was being edited when Vim terminated unexpectedly. You
> can prevent Vim from creating swap files, but that would be a bad
> idea. The swap file not only allows Vim to recover from crashes but
> also allows Vim to warn you when you attempt to edit the same file
> in two instances of Vim.
>
> The solution in your case would be to close Vim instead of closing
> Konsole when you're through editing the file.
Thanks for detailed explanation firstly.

I'm ah .. kinda lazy somehow , it's fine to quit vim before konsole is
closed.

Anyway , i'm just looking for a nice solution ;-)

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