Are you exiting Vi correctly?Originally Posted by bofh1234
vi automatically creating backup files?
Hi,
I am using the BT3 beta and noticed that vi is always making a backup of the file I edited.
Before
# ls
File
vi File, change a line and save
# ls
File
File~
How can I turn this feature off?
Thanks,
Are you exiting Vi correctly?
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
I'm pretty sure those are files that are in actual use. I've noticed them with my xorg.cfg.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
If you exit Vi incorrectly then it will leave those files. That's why I asked if he was exiting correctly.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Weird. I haven't seen that yet. I've only ever seen it while using backtrack. I figured they were temporary in use files. I know it gives you all kinds of crap about editing the original while there is one with the ~.
So,,, how many tabs do you keep open on your browser??
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Normally, Six.Weird. I haven't seen that yet. I've only ever seen it while using backtrack. I figured they were temporary in use files. I know it gives you all kinds of crap about editing the original while there is one with the ~.
So,,, how many tabs do you keep open on your browser??
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Damn!! I try to keep it down to two or three.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Well I'll be dipped in shit!
I edit xorg.conf by dd'ing a line, and get this.bt X11 # ls -l
total 50
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 154 Feb 14 2007 app-defaults/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 772 Dec 7 16:28 gui.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root console 52 Feb 16 2007 mwm/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 93 Oct 9 18:08 xinit/
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 252 Dec 7 16:28 xkb/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15924 Mar 15 02:08 xorg.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17100 Dec 7 16:28 xorg.conf-fbdev
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15858 Dec 7 16:28 xorg.conf-vesa
bt X11 #
Wonder why it's doing that?? Well off to see Uncle Google.bt X11 # ls -l
total 66
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 154 Feb 14 2007 app-defaults/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 772 Dec 7 16:28 gui.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root console 52 Feb 16 2007 mwm/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 93 Oct 9 18:08 xinit/
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 252 Dec 7 16:28 xkb/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15922 Mar 15 02:10 xorg.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17100 Dec 7 16:28 xorg.conf-fbdev
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15858 Dec 7 16:28 xorg.conf-vesa
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15924 Mar 15 02:08 xorg.conf~
bt X11 #
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
I use Vi all the time and I've never seen it do that except when you exit vi incorrectly. Actually, I pretty much use vi exclusively on all my nix boxen.Well I'll be dipped in shit!
I edit xorg.conf by dd'ing a line, and get this.
Wonder why it's doing that?? Well off to see Uncle Google.
Oh, and if you really want to be dipped in shit, I'm pretty sure I could have that arranged as well.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Yea, I use it all the time too. I've only seen it in backtrack. Never seen it in OSX, or Ubuntu.
Oh, I've been dipped in shit already (pig farm), really don't want to relive the moment.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
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