Re: Backup Directory

Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Mar 2026 18:52:04 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.editors.vim
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On Sa, 07 M=C3=A4r 2026, Christopher wrote:

> I'm trying to setup a backup directory; "backupdir"=3D//etc/.backup
> within my vimrc although; no file is being written to this directory ?

Please show what exactly you set. You may also need to :set backup to=20
keep the backup file available after the file was successfully written.

See :h backup-table

Thanks,
Christian
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