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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