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From: | Stefan Kangas |
Subject: | bug#23033: 24.5; Lock file uses the same extension as the file it's locking |
Date: | Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:31:38 -0700 |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes: >> I just checked some other editors: >> >> - vim uses ".foo.swp" >> - nano uses ".foo.swp" >> - VSCode has no swap file (or it's not in the directory) >> - GEdit has no swap file (or it's not in the directory) > > And these swap files serve the same purpose as our lock files? No idea. They are created when I start editing a file. I guess for a casual user the effect is the same, because all they will notice is what I did: a file pops up when you start editing.
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