Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:51:49 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.ziplink.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/3164: view makes a back-up copy Message-ID: <199704011651.LAA00997@rtfm.ziplink.net> Resent-Message-ID: <199704011700.JAA12172@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>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:
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