Re: Moving a file

2016-12-11 16:45 GMT+03:00 Nikolay Aleksandrovich Pavlov <zyx.vim@gmail.com>:
> 2016-12-11 15:53 GMT+03:00 Michael Henry <vim@drmikehenry.com>:
>> 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``.
>
> No, not at all. It will create a *new* buffer associated with the new
> file name and save the file. Old buffer is also preserved with the old
> file name. Help is incorrect on the matter. Associating current buffer
> with the different name is done with :file command, though it will not
> write to a file (need explicit :write or something like this).

Though no, :saveas is something more weird: it *does* rename a buffer
unlike what I said earlier, but it also creates a new buffer with
*old* name.

>
>>
>> Michael Henry
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