When I make an edit to a file and then leave vim, I would like to be able to undo that change when I reopen it later.
How to make vim’s undo buffer persistent across sessions
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When I make an edit to a file and then leave vim, I would like to be able to undo that change when I reopen it later.
Best Answer
You can turn on persistent undo, check the help with
At least vim 7.3 is required.
undo-persistence needs some setup before use, like defining a directory to keep the persistent undo information. A good explanation is given here: http://amix.dk/blog/post/19548 (thanks to @Dalker)