This is what it states in the documentation <https://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/options.html#'backupdir'>
On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 11:00:41 AM UTC-4 Riza Dindir wrote: > Please check your settings if you have enabled backups (and set the > directory (backupdir) correctly. I am not sure, but you might set the > permissions in the parent directories too. > > Please also read the help files (:help backup). You must set backup and > writebackup settings according to your needs. There is a table in the help > (:help backup) that will tell you how to set these two settings. > > Regards > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM Christopher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/3000797f-110a-4b7f-a17f-d4d1d8fcbcf2n%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/c5d8ba2f-d133-46f9-9d85-40ade78e7d71n%40googlegroups.com.
