X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Toby Allsopp Subject: Re: editing crontab using gvim Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:00:22 +1300 Lines: 39 Message-ID: <873af4cnah.fsf@nav-akl-pcn-343.mitacad.com> References: <87odb45sh5.fsf@nav-akl-pcn-343.mitacad.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Note-from-DJ: This may be spam On Tue, Jan 27 2009, Shai wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Toby Allsopp wrote: Please don't quote email addresses on this list. See http://www.cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR. Also, if you'd waited two more days it would have been a bit funnier. >> On Tue, Jan 29 2008, Shai wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have gvim installed and when I do: >> > $ crontab -e >> > gvim opens up my crontab. >> > >> > But, it opens it as readonly and saving it requires wq! but then when >> > it exits, I see: >> > $ crontab.exe -e >> > crontab: no changes made to crontab >> >> EDITOR="gvim -f" >> >> Without the -f, gvim runs in the background and crontab see it exit >> immediately without making any changes. >> >> Regards, >> Toby. > > Hi Toby, > > If I use your method, I get this when I try and save the file in gvim: > E45: 'readonly' option is set (add ! to override) I'm guessing this probably has something to do with permissions in /tmp. I suggest you read the User's Guide and FAQ and look into it. Toby. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/