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 <[email protected]> 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. >>> >>> Sent from Gmail >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 20:45 Christopher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm trying to setup a backup directory; "backupdir"=//etc/.backup >>>> within my vimrc although; no file is being written to this directory ? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. >>>> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. >>>> For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "vim_use" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/2d4c7c1e-9437-4c49-aca8-bf1f2dadb3c1n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/2d4c7c1e-9437-4c49-aca8-bf1f2dadb3c1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> -- >> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. >> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. >> For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "vim_use" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/c55613d7-5478-4cc6-8702-8fb47b0b70c2n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/c55613d7-5478-4cc6-8702-8fb47b0b70c2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/088c8263-467c-45b2-974d-dc424c964a5fn%40googlegroups.com.
