I understand the permissions issues. How should it backup to begin with, as I mentioned to someone else. I've started Vim and decided to write and then saved with a file name. I then exited Vim and there was no file in the .backup folder ?
On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 1:00:45 AM UTC-5 jr wrote: > hi, > > On Sun, 8 Mar 2026 at 03:28, Riza Dindir <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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... > > just to add, conventionally '/etc' is a system directory and a > non-root user would be permitted to read, not write. > > -- > regards, jr. > > You have the right to free speech, as long as you're not dumb enough > to actually try it. > (The Clash 'Know Your Rights') > > this email is intended only for the addressee(s) and may contain > confidential information. if you are not the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any use of this email, its dissemination, > distribution, and/or copying without prior written consent is > prohibited. > -- -- 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/3000797f-110a-4b7f-a17f-d4d1d8fcbcf2n%40googlegroups.com.
