Re: Backup Directory

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I tried your suggestion but I don't see any files in the .backup folder ?

On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 5:19:25=E2=80=AFPM UTC-5 Eric Marceau wrote:

> Also, I think you may need to correct what I see as a mis-type, "//" at s=
tart of string.
>
> Suggest you try using
>
> 	"backupdir"=3D/etc/.backup
> Eric
>
>
> On 2026-03-07 12:52, Christian Brabandt wrote:
>
>
> 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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>On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 5:19:25=E2=80=AFPM UTC-5 Eric Marceau wrote:=
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    <pre><font size=3D"4">Also, I think you may need to correct what I see =
as a mis-type, &quot;//&quot; at start of string.

Suggest you try using

	&quot;backupdir&quot;=3D/etc/.backup

</font>Eric

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    <div>On 2026-03-07 12:52, Christian Brabandt
      wrote:<br>
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      <pre>
On Sa, 07 M=C3=A4r 2026, Christopher wrote:

</pre>
      <blockquote type=3D"cite">
        <pre>I&#39;m trying to setup a backup directory; &quot;backupdir&qu=
ot;=3D//etc/.backup
within my vimrc although; no file is being written to this directory ?
</pre>
      </blockquote>
      <pre>
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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    </blockquote>
  </div></blockquote></div>

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