created by

Ingo Karkat

script type

utility

description

DESCRIPTION When developing scripts or programs, one frequently switches between a short edit in Vim and a test or compiler run in a terminal. If one forgets to persist the changes in Vim (:w), that run is of no avail, and one has to switch back to Vim, save, and repeat. This plugin allows to designate certain buffers for automatic persistence when GVIM (and Vim in terminals that support the FocusLost event) lose focus, or optionally also when 'updatetime' passes without a keypress in Vim. With that, you can just make your edits, switch to another application, and the changes will have been saved to the file, regardless of whether that file was currently active inside Vim. RELATED WORKS - The todo.txt has an entry for an 'autosave' option, which would persist a   buffer shortly after the last change. - vim-auto-save (vimscript #4521) automatically persists _all_ (toggled with   :AutoSaveToggle) buffers on CursorHold events (and reduces 'updatetime' to   200 ms). - vim-autosave (https://github.com/chrisbra/vim-autosave) uses Vim 8 timers to   persist a backup copy every 5 minutes. USAGE :AutoSave[!], :NoAutoSave                         Turn on / off automatic saving of the current buffer                         whenever Vim loses focus (in the GUI) or exits; with !                         also on CursorHold.                         Note: The saving may trigger |:autocmd|s, and these                         may (depending on your configuration) trigger dialogs,                         or run external commands. If you do not want that,                         either use :noautocmd AutoSave (to disable this for                         the current buffer only), or globally by adding that                         to the g:AutoSave_UpdateModifiers configuration.

install details

INSTALLATION The code is hosted in a Git repo at     https://github.com/inkarkat/vim-AutoSave You can use your favorite plugin manager, or "git clone" into a directory used for Vim packages. Releases are on the "stable" branch, the latest unstable development snapshot on "master". This script is also packaged as a vimball. If you have the "gunzip" decompressor in your PATH, simply edit the *.vmb.gz package in Vim; otherwise, decompress the archive first, e.g. using WinZip. Inside Vim, install by sourcing the vimball or via the :UseVimball command.     vim AutoSave*.vmb.gz     :so % To uninstall, use the :RmVimball command. DEPENDENCIES - Requires Vim 7.0 or higher. - Requires the ingo-library.vim plugin (vimscript #4433), version 1.033 or   higher. CONFIGURATION For a permanent configuration, put the following commands into your vimrc: The contents of this configuration are prepended to the :update command; you can use noautocmd to suppress triggering |autocmd|s, or silent to suppress the save messages:     let g:AutoSave_UpdateModifiers = ''

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
AutoSave-1.10.vmb.gz	1.10	2020-02-10	7.0	Ingo Karkat	- ENH: Allow customization of :update command via :noautocmd AutoSave, or g:AutoSave_UpdateModifiers configuration. *** You need to update to ingo-library (vimscript #4433) version 1.033! *** - ENH: Record use of [!] for each buffer, and only update those with :AutoSave! during CursorHold[I] events.
AutoSave-1.00.vmb.gz	1.00	2017-11-13	7.0	Ingo Karkat	Initial upload

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