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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.2.272
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.2.272
+Problem:    "_.svz" is not recognized as a swap file. (David M. Besonen)
+Solution:   Accept .s[uvw][a-z] as a swap file name extension.
+Files:	    src/memline.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.2.271/src/memline.c	2009-04-22 15:56:27.000000000 +0200
+--- src/memline.c	2009-10-29 20:55:08.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 864,884 ****
+      recoverymode = TRUE;
+      called_from_main = (curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL);
+      attr = hl_attr(HLF_E);
+! /*
+!  * If the file name ends in ".sw?" we use it directly.
+!  * Otherwise a search is done to find the swap file(s).
+!  */
+      fname = curbuf->b_fname;
+      if (fname == NULL)		    /* When there is no file name */
+  	fname = (char_u *)"";
+      len = (int)STRLEN(fname);
+      if (len >= 4 &&
+  #if defined(VMS) || defined(RISCOS)
+! 	    STRNICMP(fname + len - 4, "_sw" , 3)
+  #else
+! 	    STRNICMP(fname + len - 4, ".sw" , 3)
+  #endif
+! 		== 0)
+      {
+  	directly = TRUE;
+  	fname = vim_strsave(fname); /* make a copy for mf_open() */
+--- 864,887 ----
+      recoverymode = TRUE;
+      called_from_main = (curbuf->b_ml.ml_mfp == NULL);
+      attr = hl_attr(HLF_E);
+! 
+!     /*
+!      * If the file name ends in ".s[uvw][a-z]" we assume this is the swap file.
+!      * Otherwise a search is done to find the swap file(s).
+!      */
+      fname = curbuf->b_fname;
+      if (fname == NULL)		    /* When there is no file name */
+  	fname = (char_u *)"";
+      len = (int)STRLEN(fname);
+      if (len >= 4 &&
+  #if defined(VMS) || defined(RISCOS)
+! 	    STRNICMP(fname + len - 4, "_s" , 2)
+  #else
+! 	    STRNICMP(fname + len - 4, ".s" , 2)
+  #endif
+! 		== 0
+! 		&& vim_strchr((char_u *)"UVWuvw", fname[len - 2]) != NULL
+! 		&& ASCII_ISALPHA(fname[len - 1]))
+      {
+  	directly = TRUE;
+  	fname = vim_strsave(fname); /* make a copy for mf_open() */
+*** ../vim-7.2.271/src/version.c	2009-11-03 12:53:44.000000000 +0100
+--- src/version.c	2009-11-03 13:02:51.000000000 +0100
+***************
+*** 678,679 ****
+--- 678,681 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     272,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Sorry, no fortune today.
+
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