In vi, can I retrieve a document I was editing when I lost my connection?
If you were disconnected from a Unix system while in an editing session using vi, you can still retrieve your document. When the system detects the loss of your connection, it will retain a copy of your document and send you an email message similar to the following example:
You were editing the file "myfile.txt" at <Sun Jun 22 15:17> on the machine ''somemachine'' when the editor was killed. You can retrieve most of your changes to this file using the "recover" command of the editor. An easy way to do this is to give the command "vi -r myfile.txt". This method also works using "ex" and "edit".
As the message indicates, you can use the vi recover
command to retrieve your document.
Note: You cannot be certain your document was saved if you were disconnected because of a crash or other disruption on the remote host.
At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?
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Last modified on August 22, 2008.
Last modified on August 22, 2008.
