On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 08:19:05PM -0500, David J. Weller-Fahy wrote:
> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:19:05 -0500
> From: "David J. Weller-Fahy" <dave-lists-freebsd-questi...@weller-fahy.com>
> Subject: Re: two TOTALLY diff questions.
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> * Gary Kline <kl...@thought.org> [2011-12-21 19:54 -0500]:
> > the first one is a bit off topic because our vim and the vim on linux
> > may differ. but does anybody know how to get rid of the file and
> > file~ OR, pref, turn the file~ into "file.bak"? i thought there was a
> > areadme in .vimrc, but i don't see it.
>
> Check out ":help backupext" while in vim. I learned something new by
> finding this out, so thanks!
well, i'm a bit too dim to have =ever= thought of that
help<NAME>;so thanks. i don't keep my file.bak files very
long but it's nice to have them... just in case to fmess up.
hmm, maybe .Bak or whatever? 'bex', right? so : bex BAK
[?] I'LL Try it ....
>
> > #2 q is out in the ozone.
>
> No idea on this one. ;)
rats. i dont like games, but this was next to murder even
at the "Very, very beginner" level.
anybody e lse? i dont know how to google this one up!
gary
ps: thanks el mucho.
>
> Regards,
> --
> dave [ please don't CC me ]
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