On Jan 20, 4:22 pm, Brett Stahlman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 19, 2:13 pm, Peter Berntsen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Running 7.2.245 under Slackware Linux 13.0 and I have noticed that > > my .vimrc file doesn't seem to be read. For example to not keep a > > backup file I comment out the code for that in the vimrc file like > > this. > > "if has("vms") > > " set nobackup " do not keep a backup file, use versions > > instead > > "else > > " set backup " keep a backup file > > "endif > > > this only works when it is done in the /usr/share/vimrc file and not > > if it is done in the ~/.vimrc file. > > Is there something I have overlooked or is this a bug in version > > 7.2.245? > > Peter, > I didn't read this post closely enough before my original response; I > mistakenly assumed that your personal .vimrc was not being sourced. > The :scriptnames output tells me that it is being sourced; note, > however, that uncommenting the if/else block above ensures that your > personal .vimrc has *no* effect whatsoever on the setting of this > option. If your distribution's system vimrc sets it, it will have that > setting; otherwise, it will be left at the default: nobackup. I'm > guessing that the distribution you mention sets 'backup'. If you want > this turned off, you would need a line like... > > :set nobackup > > ...in your personal .vimrc to override the setting in the system vimrc > (which is sourced prior to your personal vimrc).
I think this explains it. (Search for backup on the release page...) http://www.slackware.com/announce/changes11.0.php Brett Stahlman > > Hope this helps... > Brett Stahlman > > > > > > > regards Peter- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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