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Why can I use gvim as external editor?

April 26, 2017editor external gvim

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Why can I use gvim as external editor?

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A. If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it’s necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter “gvim -f %s”. If not the editor forks and open up a separate file and when one quits the editor the changes are lost and don’t show up in the composer window. (Thanks, Ed Collins!

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If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it’s necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter “gvim -f %s”. If not the editor forks and open up a separate file and when one quits the editor the changes are lost and don’t show up in the composer window. (Thanks, Ed Collins!

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If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it’s necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter gvim -f %s. If not the editor forks and open up a separate file and when one quits the editor the changes are lost and don’t show up in the composer window.