micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
Can't edit `settings.json`
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
Every time I'm editing & saving ~/.config/micro/settings.json it is being reset by something. And the editor prompts with The file on the disk has changed.. Permissions are correct. Ownership is correct. Doing this as the owner. Nothing is using the file, according to sudo fuser ~/.config/micro/settings.json.
Specifications
- OS: Bazzite Holographic 40 (Silverblue) x86_64
- Terminal: Ptyxis 46.6
- Commit hash: 225927b
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reset while editing ~/.config/micro/settings.json on the reported environment, then trace how micro watches or writes that file and produces the “file on the disk has changed” prompt. Done means edits persist without an unexpected external overwrite and the behavior is covered by a regression test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100