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VIM destroys symbolic links under Windows

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Mar 15, 20261267 views
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It seems that when working with a file in VIM it primarily uses a backup version of the file then overwrites the original on save. This is a problem when using symbolic links under Windows (e.g. ) as it destroys the symbolic link. Does anyone know a way around this? I've already seen this in the FA…

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mklink link_path target_path

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Fix for: VIM destroys symbolic links under Windows

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Hum on windows, the symlink is moved to create the backup file. Then the corrections are written with the first name. (NB: The temp file is still linked to the original file) They say that "The only way to fix this in the current version is not maki…

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