Re: Backup Directory

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On Mo, 09 M=C3=A4r 2026, CrestChristopher wrote:

> Vim returns no error;
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>     set backupdir=3D"$HOME/.backup" I've also tried
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>     set backupdir=3D"/etc/.backup

This basically is the same as

:set backupdir=3D=20

e.g. because of the double quote acting as a comment character, you are=20
effectively emptying the option value.

You probably want:

:set backupdir=3D~/.backup//

note the trailing double slashes to ensure that backup files are written=20
with full path names, where slashes are replaced by % signs, as=20
documented at :h 'backupdir'. Please also note: I am not hundert percent=20
sure if Vim expands the "~" automatically, but I believe it does. If=20
not, you may want to explicitly spell out your home directory like this:

:set backupdir=3D/home/user/.backup//

Finally please note, you can always check the value by querying the=20
option setting directly:

:set backupdir?

>     set writebackup

This will create a backup, but will delete the backup file after a=20
successful write. Is that what you want? Or do you want to keep the=20
backups in which case you want

:set backup

Thanks,
Christian
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