To avoid accumulating backup files, I have in my vimrc: set writebackup set nobackup
Which makes a backup before overwriting a file & removes the backup after the file is successfully written. I'm considering using this instead: set writebackup set backup set backupcopy=yes set backupdir=/tmp So as to avoid the accumulation of backup files over time while affording some additional degree of recoverability -- accidentally deleted files would be recoverable up until a reboot. Any caveats? Regards, John -- John Magolske http://B79.net/contact -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
