Closing the file handle while keeping buffer open

Asked Sep 28 '20 at 20:57

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I have a workflow where I edit a .org file using jceb/vim-orgmode which is located in my iCloud directory. I then have an app on my phone which also syncs and uses the same .org file. The problem is that iCloud will only sync the file when there are no open file handles referencing that file, so in order to sync I have to:

edit
:w
:q
wait for icloud to sync
reopen the file

It would be great if there was a way for vim to only hold an open file for the duration of ":w", is this possible?

asked Sep 28 '20 at 20:57

Gérard Depardieu

have a look and play with different values for the backupcopy option setting – Christian Brabandt Sep 29 '20 at 06:12
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I don't know which OS you are on, but on Linux Vim doesn't keep an open file handle. – Ralf Sep 29 '20 at 07:37

Closing the file handle while keeping buffer open

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