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From: wggabb@sdrc.UUCP (Rob Gabbard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: How to lose a file using HP-UX's vi !!!!!!!!!
Keywords: vi hp-ux hp
Message-ID: <796@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jan 91 20:32:41 GMT
Organization: SDRC, Cincinnati
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If you editing a file with vi under HP-UX and the disk on which that file 
resides becomes full while you are in vi, vi won't tell you it can't write the
file back out and it will then exit !!!!!! You are then left with a partial copy
of the file you were editing or no file at all.  I have lost a complete days 
work because of this.  The only error message you get is on the console
window or ITE and by then its too late.

We have called the HP hotline on this and they have been less than helpful.
Does anyone know a workaround for this ?  We turned off async NFS to no avail.
Other vi implementations on which I've worked give you an error message and 
don't allow you to exit.