jinxjinx wrote:
i tried ctr-L, i tired vim 7 but no luck. it seems to be only this file that is affected. i think it might have to do with this file being open when my computer crashed. i believe there is a .swp file of the same name in the same directory. not sure if thats relevant....
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There is (almost) always a .swp file present while you're editing the file. If Vim finds one when opening the file, you'll get a long message and a choice of options (see ":help ATTENTION").
Best regards, Tony.