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| author | Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> | 2019-05-31 22:47:59 +1200 |
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| committer | Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz> | 2019-05-31 23:03:10 +1200 |
| commit | 474c68e5125f5dbe12a85220c591c21fea85e547 (patch) | |
| tree | d3a36d98cd081954795374d6a5992c98972ea1af /doc/write_mkpath.txt | |
| parent | Suppress potentially confusing :file output (diff) | |
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Document Vim < 7.2 caveat
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diff --git a/doc/write_mkpath.txt b/doc/write_mkpath.txt index 8ba3709..c4713f8 100644 --- a/doc/write_mkpath.txt +++ b/doc/write_mkpath.txt @@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ REQUIREMENTS *write_mkpath-requirements* This plugin only loads if 'compatible' is not set. +CAVEATS *write_mkpath-caveats* + +In Vim 7.0 and 7.1, the path will be created relative to Vim's working +directory at the time of the write operation, which might not be the same as +the working directory when the buffer was first created, e.g. after a |:cd| +change. This is worked around safely in Vim 7.2 and newer by calculating an +absolute path for new buffers with nonexistent relative paths, but filename +escaping bugs in earlier versions preclude the same fix in older versions. + AUTHOR *write_mkpath-author* Written and maintained by Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>. |