patch 8.0.0685: when conversion fails written file may be truncated commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e6bf655bc4de1b7f4586e1f5c2fc4978141c3aa3 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Jun 27 22:11:51 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0685: when conversion fails written file may be truncated Problem: When making backups is disabled and conversion with iconv fails the written file is truncated. (Luo Chen) Solution: First try converting the file and write the file only when it did not fail. (partly by Christian Brabandt)

README_unix.txt for version 8.0 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

This file explains the installation of Vim on Unix systems.
See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.


When you use the source distribution, "make install" is used to install Vim.
See the "INSTALL" file in the "src" directory.

If you use a compiled package, follow the instructions for the package.