Re: Backup Directory

I tried your suggestion but I don't see any files in the .backup folder ?

On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 5:19:25 PM UTC-5 Eric Marceau wrote:

Also, I think you may need to correct what I see as a mis-type, "//" at start of string.    Suggest you try using    	"backupdir"=/etc/.backup    Eric    

On 2026-03-07 12:52, Christian Brabandt wrote:

  On Sa, 07 Mär 2026, Christopher wrote:    

I'm trying to setup a backup directory; "backupdir"=//etc/.backup  within my vimrc although; no file is being written to this directory ?  

  Please show what exactly you set. You may also need to :set backup to   keep the backup file available after the file was successfully written.    See :h backup-table    Thanks,  Christian  

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