Re: Backup Directory

It's possible I should be asking, how does it backup.In other words, must I start vim and write something and it will backup to the folder in this case ".backup" ? Or regardless what file it open, it will backup to this folder. Otherwise so it's clear if it's a permissions issue. Currently the /etc/.backup directories both can read and write for the user. 

On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:28:21 PM UTC-5 Riza Dindir wrote:

Hello Christopher,

As Eric Marceau pointed out, the double forward slash (//) in the path ("backupdir"=//etc/.backup) might be a problem.

Also the double quotes in "backupdir"=//etc/.backup might be a problem. I would use "set backupdir=/etc/.backup" (without the double quotes) in the ~/.vimrc file or wherever your rc file is. I have something similar in my settings file: "set bakupdir=/tmp" (without the double quotes).

The other thing might be that you have to create the /etc/.backup directory, and you might need write permissions to that directory. It is odd to use the /etc directory for this IMHO. It might be a good idea to move this to the home folder of your choosing (as Badli al Rashid has suggested). This can be something like ~/tmp/.backup or something else...

Regards

On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM Christopher <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:

Why don't I see any backup files, no matter what file I work with ?

On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 12:49:30 PM UTC-5 badli al rashid wrote:

hi crestchristopher,

try with your home folder. 

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On Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 20:45 Christopher <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:

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

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