Hi (again):
> Don: No, I'm really referring to ":x" in command mode
Ah, I see. This *is* documented in the 'vi' manpages in an indirect way under 'zz':
"ZZ Exit the editor, writing out the buffer if it was changed since the last write (same as the ex command x)."
...which then examining the manpages for 'ex' shows that the 'X' (capitalized) is a synonym for crypt'.
Now, if you 'vi' a file and enter ":x" you save your changes and quit (exactly as you said). If, on the other hand you 'vi' and use ":X" (uppercase) you are prompted with:
Are you sure?(y/n)[n]:
...and if you answer in the affirmative, you get:
Entering encrypting mode. Key:
...and if you simply press the return key, no encryption occurs, but of course, if you enter some string, the file will be rewritten as an encrypted one when you write/save the in-memory copy. THen (obviously) to re-edit it you need to do something like:
vi -x file
...and apply the original "key".
Thanks for sharing Don!
Regards!
...JRF...
