HI Christian,
On 25/10/2019 18:24, Christian Brabandt wrote: > On Fr, 25 Okt 2019, Sihera Andre wrote: > >> Except that .viminfo, which I would like to relocate to my encrypted >> partitions, cannot be stored there because it can't be symbolic linked. >> >> This, for me, is the security hole. This file is permanently out in the open >> and it contains all manner of information about my editing history. And >> that information is increasing with each new major version of ViM. Plus the >> fact that I don't like being told how to manage my security. Software should >> be providing all features and setting reasonable defaults; not patronising >> professionals by trying to "save them from themselves". >> >> >> I think there should be another debate enabling .viminfo to be a symlink >> and giving computer professionals the ability to manage their own security. > Have you tried the 'viminfofile' option setting? > > Best, > Christian I didn't previously know about this option, but I have just tried it. It works for the "-i" command line invocation but a single line set viminfofile="...." in .vimrc does not seem to have any effect. ViM ignores the setting in .vimrc and only seems to be looking at the command line "-i" option. The whole advantage (and, I dare say, security risk) of using a symlink is that the symlink can point to any location but the symlink itself can stay in the same place. Having to encode a pre-resolved location to a physical device in an "alias" just so I can specify the "-i" option when I launch "vi" is not a satisfactory solution. It ties my ".profile" etc. to a single system instead of being generic to all (my current) systems. Cheers, Andre. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/PSXP216MB0277204CC9601DA70D7FF183C0650%40PSXP216MB0277.KORP216.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.
