Hi all, I've used Vim since the 20th century, and of course things keep getting better, which means change. As I remember, back in the day, the Vim backup files that began with a dot and ended with .swp were text files containing what was in the window, and were automatically updated every X number of seconds. This appears to no longer be the case. .test.pl.swp appeared to be a binary file, so I couldn't just diff it with the original.
In the past, after a crash, when I ran Vim on the file again, it gave me a dialog box in which to choose to recover, ignore, quit, whatever. This didn't happen in today's crash. I tried using :rec in the main file, it said there was no recovery file, and maybe changed the recovery file to .test.pl.swp.swp. I tried a few other things, but I was always just one step behind and eventually lost the swap files completely. Only one of them was important, and I have a paper copy, so I should be OK. After a crash, I'd like a way to know whether a swap file exists, and whether it indicates any differences from what's in my buffer. Is there a program that can do this for me, now that the dialog box doesn't happen anymore? Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20211017181834.3289c725%40mydesk.domain.cxm.