Re: Backup Directory

On Mo, 09 Mär 2026, CrestChristopher wrote:

> Although I typed out the full home path where the .backup directory is
> located query the path returned; backupdir=~/.backup//
>
> 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
arbitrary points in time. There are however plugins available that do
this. Perhaps you should start explain, what exactly you are trying to
achieve?

Thanks,
Christian
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