Re: Backup Directory

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I understand the permissions issues. How should it backup to begin with, as=
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I mentioned to someone else. I've started Vim and decided to write and then=
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saved with a file name. I then exited Vim and there was no file in the=20
.backup folder ?

On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 1:00:45=E2=80=AFAM UTC-5 jr wrote:

> hi,
>
> On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 at 03:28, Riza Dindir <[email protected]> wrote:
> > As Eric Marceau pointed out, the double forward slash (//) in the path=
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> ("backupdir"=3D//etc/.backup) might be a problem.
> >
> > Also the double quotes in "backupdir"=3D//etc/.backup might be a proble=
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> I would use "set backupdir=3D/etc/.backup" (without the double quotes) in=
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> ~/.vimrc file or wherever your rc file is. I have something similar in my=
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> settings file: "set bakupdir=3D/tmp" (without the double quotes).
> >
> > The other thing might be that you have to create the /etc/.backup=20
> directory, and you might need write permissions to that directory. It is=
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> odd to use the /etc directory for this IMHO. It might be a good idea to=
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> move this to the home folder of your choosing (as Badli al Rashid has=20
> suggested). This can be something like ~/tmp/.backup or something else...
>
> just to add, conventionally '/etc' is a system directory and a
> non-root user would be permitted to read, not write.
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> regards, jr.
>
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> to actually try it.
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I understand the permissions issues. How should it backup to begin with, as=
 I mentioned to someone else. I've started Vim and decided to write and the=
n saved with a file name. I then exited Vim and there was no file in the .b=
ackup folder ?<br /><br /><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" clas=
s=3D"gmail_attr">On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 1:00:45=E2=80=AFAM UTC-5 jr wr=
ote:<br/></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8=
ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">hi,
<br>
<br>On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 at 03:28, Riza Dindir &lt;<a href data-email-masked =
rel=3D"nofollow">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:
<br>&gt; As Eric Marceau pointed out, the double forward slash (//) in the =
path (&quot;backupdir&quot;=3D//etc/.backup) might be a problem.
<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; Also the double quotes in &quot;backupdir&quot;=3D//etc/.backup mi=
ght be a problem. I would use &quot;set backupdir=3D/etc/.backup&quot; (wit=
hout the double quotes) in the ~/.vimrc file or wherever your rc file is. I=
 have something similar in my settings file: &quot;set bakupdir=3D/tmp&quot=
; (without the double quotes).
<br>&gt;
<br>&gt; The other thing might be that you have to create the /etc/.backup =
directory, and you might need write permissions to that directory. It is od=
d to use the /etc directory for this IMHO. It might be a good idea to move =
this to the home folder of your choosing (as Badli al Rashid has suggested)=
. This can be something like ~/tmp/.backup or something else...
<br>
<br>just to add, conventionally &#39;/etc&#39; is a system directory and a
<br>non-root user would be permitted to read, not write.
<br>
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<br>regards, jr.
<br>
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<br>to actually try it.
<br>(The Clash &#39;Know Your Rights&#39;)
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