Re: usual VIM backup settings in linux

> Do you *need* those backup files? I have configured Vim to save
> backups in ~/.vimbackup, but cannot remember last time I actually used
> this feature: normally I have other options (persistent undo, VCS,
> regular backups done by rsnapshot: depending on what I actually need).
>
Thank you for the answer,
when I think back, all two years about I am happy to have such backup files.

Have done as you adviced

Now my settings in /etv/vimrc

set backupdir=~/.vimbackup
set backup
set writebackup
set backupcopy=yes

and not forgotten
to
mkdir ${HOME}/.vimbackup
mkdir /root/.vimbackup

Erhy
with OpenSUSE in VirtualBox

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