Didn´t work for me... It gave me an error saying that it could not make the backup file...
Mathias Michaelis wrote: > > Hello Kev > >> Whenever I edit a file in gvim on Windows, a temporary >> file of the same name but with a tilde (~) on the end >> is created. >> > This are backup files and are (meaningfully) not deleted after > closing the corresponding file. > > In my $HOME/vimfiles directory I have created a folder named > "backup". Then, I putted in my .vimrc or _vimrc file the lines: > > " > " keep a backup file > " > set backup > set backupdir=$HOME/vimfiles/backup/ > > Now, all backup files are kept in this one backup directory. If you > don't like this at all, you can put the line > > set nobackup > > at the place of the lines above. > > Best regards > > Mathias > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/vim-temp-files-on-windows-tf159693.html#a6906290 Sent from the Vim - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
