On 2024-03-15, Christian Brabandt wrote: > we could just use XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim as we use $HOME/.vim only if we find > a XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc. But I would also put the viminfo in > XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim since if the user is using XDG_DIRS they don't want > clutter in their HOME. > > That sounds fine.
Except that the contents of ~/.vim is typically shareable among different vim installations, e.g., on different machines, while files such as ~/.viminfo are not. I use Dropbox and unison to keep my configuration files synced across several machines. I don't want register contents and command histories shared among those machines. If someone wants their viminfo file in some directory other than $HOME, they can always rename it in 'viminfo'. Yes, I could do that, too, but I really don't think the viminfo file belongs in the vim directory. Regards, Gary -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" 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_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20240315160908.GD2578%40phoenix.
