Do a locate filename to find the file. (This assumes you leave the machine on all night) Then do a vi -r filename. On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 10:48:39PM +1000, Mark wrote: > I keep on getting automatically emailed this message. I have tried > doing vim -r which shows the following: > ~$ vim -r > Swap files found: > In current directory: > -- none -- > In directory ~/tmp: > -- none -- > In directory /var/tmp: > -- none -- > In directory /tmp: > -- none -- > > I have also searched the directory structure for such a file manually > and none exist. > > Yet everytime I reboot my computer, I get another new email telling me > the following: > On Thu Apr 12 09:34:08 2001, the user mark was editing a file named > xxxxx on the machine debian, when it was saved for recovery. You can > recover most, if not all, of the changes to this file using the -r > option to vi: > > How do I fix this? > > Thanks. > > Mark. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
-- Random numbers are to computers what freewill is to humans. RAH I'm afraid it is you who are mistaken about a great many things. Palpatine
pgpDIo1smYr7F.pgp
Description: PGP signature
