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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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