----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dahong Tang" <[email protected]>
> Here are the commands that I tested: > > $ sudo touch testvim > $ ls -al > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 8 08:25 testvim > $ vi testvim > :w! > :q > $ ls -al > -rw-r--r-- 1 user user 0 Aug 8 08:26 testvim > > I don't understand why vim would override both file permission and > ownership. Any ideas? > I can't reproduce this. When I enter :w! I get the following message: "testvim" E212: Can't open file for writing Press ENTER or type command to continue This is on a Debian Wheezy system with the packaged version of vim. -Rob -- -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
