Re: Backup Directory

Are you getting backup in your /home/you/vim/backup by default?
Could you attach your .vimrc?


On 26/03/08 02:27PM, Christopher wrote:
> Putting it in quotes, causes vim to fire an error; although nothing is=20
> being written ?
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> On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4:51:37=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt w=
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> > On So, 08 M=C3=A4r 2026, Christopher wrote:
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> > > "set backupdir=3D/etc/.backup
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> > And you have the double quote at the beginning? That is actually a=20
> > comment character. And you most likely do not want your backups to go=
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> > into /etc, unless that directory is specifically being set to allow you=
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> > to write into it. And finally, please I guess you also want :set backup
> > See :h backup-table
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> > Thanks,
> > Christian
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