Preventing Windows version of Vim from destroying other file systems permissions
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Mar 15, 2026437 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I am currently using the windows version of gVim to edit source files on a networked drive mapped to a linux system, as well as local files created in cygwin. The problem is that the windows version of gVim destroys the original file permissions on the respective systems. IE: Files on cygwin are de…
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Fix for: Preventing Windows version of Vim from destroying other file systems permissions
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I'm pretty sure this is to do with differences in how permissions are handled on Windows and Unix/Linux. By default, files created on a Samba share from Windows always get created with 777 permissions. If is set to Vim saves files by creating a new …
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