Get vim to modify the file instead of moving the new version on it?

Question

I want my app to update automatically when I save my files. So I use inotify (ubuntu) to create watchers that detect the events. The issue is vim overwrites the file instead of updating it. So my watcher is lost after the first update. I wonder, is there a way to setup vim so it doesn't use swap files and updates directly the file ? (I tried `:set noswapfile` and the `-n` option, that removes the swap file without changing the behaviour)

Accepted Answer

You can do this:

```
:set backupcopy=yes
```

Get vim to modify the file instead of moving the new version on it?

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