On Do, 07 Jan 2021, Marco wrote:
> Hi, > > I want to trigger a command when a file in a particular directory is saved. > The solution discussed here work in general. > > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20419121/how-to-automatically-run-a-command-after-saving-a-file > > However, I run into issues when the directory is symlinked as in > this (as of now unanswered) question: > > > https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/25136/autocmd-pattern-matching-symlinked-directory > > So basically the issue is that vim resolves the symlink and doesn't > trigger the autocmd. Example: > > mkdir -p ~/vim-test/foo > cd vim-test > ln -s foo symlink-to-foo > > " in .vimrc: > augroup ft_customhelp > au! > au BufWritePost ~/vim-test/foo/file-* echo > "~/vim-test/file_in_foo_was_saved" > au BufWritePost ~/vim-test/symlink-to-foo/file-* echo > "~/vim-test/file_in_symlink_to_foo_was_saved" > augroup END > > vi ~/vim-test/foo/file-foo > i foo <esc>:w > → ~/vim-test/file_in_foo_was_saved > > rm ~/vim-test/file_in_foo_was_saved > vi ~/vim-test/symlink-to-foo/file-bar > i bar <esc>:w > → ~/vim-test/file_in_foo_was_saved > # rather than ~/vim-test/file_in_symlink_to_foo_was_saved > > How to trigger the autocmd reliably on symlinked directories? I believe Vim always does always resolve to the final path, so it is not possible what you want. Best, Christian -- Natur ist Mathematik unter Zwangsbedingungen, das heißt, nicht jede Lösung die mathematisch möglich wäre wird auch realisiert. -- Harald Lesch -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20210107181058.GA2910256%40256bit.org.
