From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Apr 1 09:00:03 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA12178 for bugs-outgoing; Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:00:03 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA12172; Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:00:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:00:02 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <199704011700.JAA12172@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: gnats (GNATS Management) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats@freefall.FreeBSD.org, mi@aldan.ziplink.net Received: from rtfm.ziplink.net (mi@[199.232.255.52]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA11204 for ; Tue, 1 Apr 1997 08:49:57 -0800 (PST) Received: (from mi@localhost) by rtfm.ziplink.net (8.8.5/8.7.3) id LAA00997; Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:51:49 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199704011651.LAA00997@rtfm.ziplink.net> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:51:49 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin Reply-To: mi@aldan.ziplink.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: bin/3164: view makes a back-up copy Sender: owner-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Number: 3164 >Category: bin >Synopsis: view copies the file into vi.recover >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 1 09:00:01 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mikhail Teterin >Organization: Virtual Estates, Inc. >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-970209-SNAP i386 >Environment: >Description: vi started in readonly mode still makes the back-up copy on startup. This can be quite time consuming on big files (such as logs), etc. It should only create the back-up on user's attempt to change anything (switching into the usual mode). >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: