If you mean when you open the file in the windows gVim it destroys the permissions, that is expected. Windows doesn't know about or understand the "Unix" permissions cygwin uses.
actually I thought about that.
Just as in unix/cygwin we place a
Code:
umask 077 # or some other value
in the .profile/.bash_profile to overwrite the file creation mask, is there also a similar config file on windows that we can modify the file creation mask? I realized Windows (gVim) always sets the file permissions to a specific value, which means it has a default..
I have a linux Enterprise Server Version 3 (ES) . It does not have Gvim on it. Can someone tell me how I can get Gvim on it please. I have spent a fair bit of time researching this and have not figured it out. I am probably missing something simple.
Frank (1 Reply)
Hey folks,
I have used gVim in Windows for many years but I have never found an answer to a very simple question I am going to ask you guys...
My question is if there is a way to eliminate the creation of those ~ files that gVim creates in Windows. If you have ever used gVim in Windows you... (2 Replies)
I need to be very careful to keep ^M characters out of files.
In gVim, I can change the file format to Unix easily enough, but is there any way to make Unix the default format?
I can see "startup options" in the menu, but this takes me to some meaningless config file. I believe my config value... (1 Reply)
Hello All,
I am using gvim ( redhat linux machine). backspace doesnot work properly. can some boby suggest a solution ?
i have checked with older version. backspace works in it.
Thanks
Shiv (1 Reply)
Hi People,
Does gvim latest versions support tabs. I would like to open different files in tabs rather than new windows or split windows. I would like to whether the current version supports it, if it doesn't then how to add such feature.
Thanks,
:) (2 Replies)
I use sugarsync to sync my vimrc across computers. I keep the _vimrc file in a syncing folder and in my home folder, I have a symbolic link ~\_vimrc pointing to ~\Synced Docs\_vimrc. On my mac I have a .vimrc symbolic link pointing at the _vimrc file. On the pc side, every time I open the _vimrc... (3 Replies)
Hi, Dummy here!
I have a file in my directory named "jest". I wonder why I couldn't save change by using Shift + z + z which I used to do. But it work fine with :wq! command.
The second thing is, after several time of accessing the file, I notice my directory appears many files named jest~,... (1 Reply)
Hey all,
I work in a group environment where multiple people may end up editing the same file. We have measures in place so no two people can edit the same file at once. I have a script that does the following:
call: script file
The script will backup the file,
Moves the file to a... (2 Replies)
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gconf-editor
gconf-editor(1) User Commands gconf-editor(1)NAME
gconf-editor - view and edit personal desktop configuration preferences
SYNOPSIS
gconf-editor
DESCRIPTION
The GConf Editor application enables you to view and edit all of your current personal desktop preferences. The GConf Editor window pro-
vides a tree view to navigate through the hierarchy of preferences, an edit pane to make changes to individual preferences, and a descrip-
tion pane to highlight the documentation associated with the currently selected preference.
OPTIONS
None.
OPERANDS
None.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching GConf Editor
example% gconf-editor
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gconf-editor Executable for GConf Editor.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop System Administration Guide for your platform.
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 1 Oct 2003 gconf-editor(1)