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
> being written ?
>
> On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4:51:37 PM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt wrote:
>
> >
> > On So, 08 Mär 2026, Christopher wrote:
> >
> > > "set backupdir=/etc/.backup
> >
> > And you have the double quote at the beginning? That is actually a
> > comment character. And you most likely do not want your backups to go
> > into /etc, unless that directory is specifically being set to allow you
> > to write into it. And finally, please I guess you also want :set backup
> > See :h backup-table
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Christian
> > --
> > All my friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane.
> >
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