Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 13:22:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/83195: nvi loses edited file on network disconnection Message-ID: <200507091722.j69HM9Re072911@corbulon.video-collage.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200507091730.j69HUL1m025563@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 83195 >Category: bin >Synopsis: nvi loses edited file on network disconnection >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 09 17:30:21 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mikhail Teterin >Release: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE i386 >Organization: Virtual Estates, Inc. >Environment: System: FreeBSD corbulon.video-collage.com 4.10-STABLE FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #1: Sun Oct 24 01:01:39 EDT 2004 root@corbulon.video-collage.com:/maxtor/tmp/src/sys/compile/Corbulon i386 >Description: Here is, what just happened: 1) I logged in to a remote server over ssh; 2) I started editing a file (an e-mail reply using elm); 3) halfway through the Internet connection froze for 30 seconds, but (foolishly) continued to type; 4) impatient ssh broke the connection; 5) I re-logged in immediately, and found there being no vi process; 6) Unfortunately, `vi -r' does not list any files. Sometimes vi manages -- like when a file is still being edited at system shutdown, so, perhaps, it would not be that difficult to fix... >How-To-Repeat: See description. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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