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vim of multiple linked files doesn't show filenames...

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Marky1124...
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:38 am
Guest
Hi,

If you do

$ vi is_this_a_vim_bug*
or
$ vi is_this_a_vim_bug.hardlink is_this_a_vim_bug.softlink


Given

$ ls -l is_this_a_vim_bug*
-rw-rw-r-- 2 marky marky 29 Aug 26 11:46
is_this_a_vim_bug
-rw-rw-r-- 2 marky marky 29 Aug 26 11:46
is_this_a_vim_bug.hardlink
lrwxrwxrwx 1 marky marky 6 Aug 26 11:46
is_this_a_vim_bug.softlink -> is_this_a_vim_bug

and then use :n to move to the next file then vi doesn't change the
filename in the status bar at the bottom.

I think it should. If it is trying to indicate that we are still on
the same file then it should state that clearly, e.g
is_this_a_vim_bug.hardlink linked to is_this_a_vim_bug or
is_this_a_vim_bug.hardlink is same file as is_this_a_vim_bug

I've reproduced this on RHEL v3 with vim v6.3.81 and on Debian v4.0
with vim v7.0.235, v7.0.305 & v7.2.245.

I think this is a bug, or at least an opportunity to make it clearer
to the user what is happening.

Cheers,
Mark
 
Marky1124...
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:24 pm
Guest
Thank you very much Gary.
 
Marky1124...
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:28 pm
Guest
Oh, BTW, for anyone wanting to full this discussion forward head to

http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/84bf09c5e012c37c/c15cae1dac24c6b9?show_docid=c15cae1dac24c6b9
 
Gary Johnson...
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:19 pm
Guest
Mark,

I verified this on my system and forwarded your post to the vim_dev
mailing list where I think it will receive more attention from
developers.

--
Gary Johnson
 
 
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