patch 8.0.0546: swap file exists briefly when opening the command window commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3bab93998d01a01b7f2a071fa3b8054bb0094625 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Apr 7 15:42:25 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0546: swap file exists briefly when opening the command window Problem: Swap file exists briefly when opening the command window. Solution: Set the noswapfile command modifier before splitting the window. (James McCoy, closes #1620)

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.