Inode number change with vi editor but not ed editor

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belgeadmin
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Inode number change with vi editor but not ed editor

Post by belgeadmin » 2017/05/23 09:14:39

Do you know why i node number change when i just delete one character from /etc/shadow file with vi editor?
Because when i do same changing with ed editor inode number is same. Its interesting.
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ancientnoise
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Re: Inode number change with vi editor but not ed editor

Post by ancientnoise » 2017/05/24 23:38:18

Try this command:

grep backup /etc/vimrc

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