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patch 8.1.1231: asking about existing swap file unnecessarily commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/67cf86bfff5fd5224d557d81cb146f46e33b831c Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Apr 28 22:25:38 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1231: asking about existing swap file unnecessarily Problem: Asking about existing swap file unnecessarily. Solution: When it is safe, delete the swap file. Remove HAS_SWAP_EXISTS_ACTION, it is always defined. (closes #1237)
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:30:06 +0200
parents 314694a2e74a
children af69c9335223
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-*usr_11.txt*	For Vim version 8.1.  Last change: 2019 Feb 04
+*usr_11.txt*	For Vim version 8.1.  Last change: 2019 Apr 28
 
 		     VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
 
@@ -205,6 +205,13 @@ 2. The swap file might be the result fro
       NEWER than swap file! ~
 
 
+NOTE that in the following situation Vim knows the swap file is not useful and
+will automatically delete it:
+- The file is a valid swap file (Magic number is correct).
+- The flag that the file was modified is not set.
+- The process is not running.
+
+
 UNREADABLE SWAP FILE
 
 Sometimes the line