On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 04:21:28AM +0000, p wrote: > anyway, i'm able to save changes to the file > _if_ i use the "!" to the command, ":wq". i > guess the file is locked because it's a "hid- > den" file? (the message i get after vi > .muttrc is, ".muttrc already locked, session > is read-only.") my non-"dot" files don't > say that when massaged with nvi. and i can > save them without the "!".
What does 'ls -la ~/.m*.swap' say? Maybe vi died/crashed/was killed while editing and left it's lock file around. Is it just vi that complains? How about just appending text to the end with echo? -rob
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