On 2007-04-19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This is a wish question about swap file management on startup, I am running
>
> VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled Oct 10 2006 00:48:23)
> Included patches: 1-122
> Compiled by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> and I wanted to know if there is a command line option for selecting the
> delete/read-only/quit/etc/ swap file options.
>
> If there is not, is there any plan to add a feature like this? If so
> where would you add it? Into the vim program or as a script which is
> sourced before opening any files?
>
> It would be very useful, I find.
Take a look at
:help SwapExists
Yegappan Lakshmanan's posted the following example to the vim-dev
list 2007-03-06 which allows a file to be opened in read-only mode
when jumped to from a vim instance in which 'noreadonly' is set, as
when jumping to a tag.
autocmd SwapExists * if v:swapcommand =~ '^:ta\%[g] ' | let
v:swapchoice='o' | endif
That's not a direct answer to your question, but it may give you the
tools you need to craft a solution.
HTH,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
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