Re: vimdiff noob question

On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:44:29 AM UTC-5, wolfv wrote:
> Both gvim diff and vim diff causes a.txt and b.txt to become empty:
> C:\Users\wolf\My Documents>vim -d a.txt b.txt
> C:\Users\wolf\My Documents>gvim -d a.txt b.txt
> Same with --noplugin option:
> C:\Users\wolf\My Documents>vim --noplugin -d a.txt b.txt
> C:\Users\wolf\My Documents>gvim --noplugin -d a.txt b.txt
> There was no error message about a swap file existing already.
>
> where vim is running from:
> C:\>where vim
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim74\vim.exe
>
> VIM - Vi IMproved splash page says "version 7.4.256"
>
> version from in within C:\>"Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim74\vim.exe"
> :version
> VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Apr 11 2014 15:27:34)
> MS-Windows 32-bit console version
> Included patches: 1-256
> Compiled by digitectNO@SPAMdancingpaper.com:http://SteveHallArchitecture.com
> Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):

Everything looks like it should be working :-(

I've never seen behavior like this; it works fine for me.

Maybe we can narrow down where the file gets deleted on your system.

Is it when you create a diff? Try this:

gvim -O a.txt b.txt
:windo diffthis

Or maybe, it is because you launch a second Vim to edit the same file(s):

gvim -o a.txt b.txt
vim -o a.txt b.txt

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