Re: Why does (my) Vim leave the cursor to the last mark even if I don't save the file?

* Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net> [230120 11:01]:
>
> > I think what he is asking is for the " mark to only be written to the
> > viminfo file for buffers that have been modified. I'm not sure how to
> > do this or if it is even possible, but it seems like a perfectly
> > reasonable behavior to want.
> >
> > Perhaps a VimLeavePre autocommand that wipes unmodified buffers? What
> > other settings for those buffers would not be saved to .viminfo?
>
> How about:
> - When writing the buffer set some flag, e.g. b:did_write_this_buf
> - When exiting, go through all buffers and those that don't have the
> b:did_write_this_buf flag move the cursor to the " mark.
>
> Something like that.

I don't think we need another flag; just use the 'modified' option. I
think this is what the OP wants, and is simpler.

I also think Salman Halim's suggestion of using the . mark instead of the
" mark is more useful.

...Marvin

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