Re: Moving a file

On 12/10/2016 04:07 PM, shawn wilson wrote:
> How do I change which file a buffer is pointing to so that I
> can do a simple :w and get notified if an external app updates
> it, etc?

If I'm understanding your question, you're looking for ``:saveas
newfilename``. This will both save the file and associate
newfilename with the buffer; from this point on, it will behave
the same as if you'd started Vim with ``vim newfilename``.

Michael Henry

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