Re: Backup Directory

Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:22:37 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.editors.vim
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On Mo, 09 M=C3=A4r 2026, CrestChristopher wrote:

> Although I typed out the full home path where the .backup directory is
> located query the path returned; backupdir=3D~/.backup//
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> In this case, after typing something in vim, and quitting without
> saving; there was no backup saved in the backupdir path ?

I believe backup is only ever done when saving a file, not from=20
arbitrary points in time. There are however plugins available that do=20
this. Perhaps you should start explain, what exactly you are trying to=20
achieve?

Thanks,
Christian
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