Are you getting backup in your /home/you/vim/backup by default? Could you attach your .vimrc?
On 26/03/08 02:27PM, Christopher wrote: > Putting it in quotes, causes vim to fire an error; although nothing is > being written ? > > On Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4:51:37 PM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt wrote: > > > > > On So, 08 Mär 2026, Christopher wrote: > > > > > "set backupdir=/etc/.backup > > > > And you have the double quote at the beginning? That is actually a > > comment character. And you most likely do not want your backups to go > > into /etc, unless that directory is specifically being set to allow you > > to write into it. And finally, please I guess you also want :set backup > > See :h backup-table > > > > > > Thanks, > > Christian > > -- > > All my friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane. > > > > -- > -- > 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/1c807e21-c69b-4b97-bd19-c7f73462a06fn%40googlegroups.com. -- When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent. -Isaac Asimov -- -- 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/aa4zFaNVJly49DDL%40dominion.lan.
