Re: now swap file when loading file below a certain directory?

Gary Johnson <garyjohn@spocom.com> [11-09-16 17:26]:
> On 2011-09-16, mcc wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > can I instruct vim not to create a swap file, when the original
> > file is below a certain directory???
>
> ":help 'swapfile'" says, "This option can be reset when a swapfile
> is not wanted for a specific buffer." So, something like this in
> your ~/.vimrc should work. (Untested)
>
> au BufNewFile,BufRead /path/to/directory/* setlocal noswapfile
>
> That will handle files _in_ a certain directory. I think changing
> the pattern to /path/to/directory/** will handle files in that
> directory and below.
>
> Regards,
> Gary
>
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Hi Gary,

that helps a lot! I knew of noswapfile, but I didnt know the
directory-thingy! :)

Thank you very much!

Have a nice weekend!
Best regards,
mcc

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