Gary, 'set nobackup' in the .vimrc file worked. I don't like to have my directories littered with filename~ Thanks! Peter
On Jan 20, 11:26 pm, Gary Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2010-01-20, Peter Berntsen wrote: > > > > > On 20 Jan, 06:27, Gary Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 2010-01-19, Peter Berntsen 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? > > > > I'm not aware of any such bug in any version of vim 7.2. One thing > > > you might try to find the source of the problem is to execute > > > > :verbose set backup? > > > > to see where 'backup' was last set. Another is to execute > > > > :scriptnames > > > > which will show you all the files that have been sourced. > > OK Gary, > > > :verbose set backup? > > backup > > > :h verbose set backup > > E149 Sorry, no help for verbose set backup > > > What does verbose set backup do? > > It will show you where 'backup' was last set. See > > :help :set-verbose > > For you it just printed "backup". That indicates that either it has > not been set since vim was started or that it was last set from the > command line. It was not set in any of your configuration files. > > > > > :scriptnames > > > 1: /usr/share/vim/vimrc > > 2: /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/syntax.vim > > 3: /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/synload.vim > > 4: /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/syncolor.vim > > 5: /usr/share/vim/vim72/filetype.vim > > 6: /usr/share/vim/vim72/ftplugin.vim > > 7: /usr/share/vim/vim72/indent.vim > > 8: /home/peter/.vimrc > > 9: /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/nosyntax.vim > > 10: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/getscriptPlugin.vim > > 11: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/gzip.vim > > 12: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/matchparen.vim > > 13: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim > > 14: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/rrhelper.vim > > 15: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/spellfile.vim > > 16: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/tarPlugin.vim > > 17: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/tohtml.vim > > 18: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/vimballPlugin.vim > > 19: /usr/share/vim/vim72/plugin/zipPlugin.vim > > 20: /usr/share/vim/vim72/scripts.vim > > 21: /usr/share/vim/vim72/ftplugin/help.vim > > 22: /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/help.vim > > > as #8 we see that .vimrc file is sourced. > > That verifies that both /usr/share/vim/vimrc and /home/peter/.vimrc > were sourced, so setting 'backup' in either place should work. > > The example you gave showed the commands preceded by comment > characters ("). If they are actually commented-out in your > ~/.vimrc, that would explain why they aren't being executed. > > > If this makes any difference. I have aliased vim = gvim -v in > > my .bashrc file. > > It shouldn't make any difference. > > Regards, > Gary
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