On Nov 23, 6:19 am, Timothy Madden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > Is there a way to have the .orig files, created with 'patchmode' in > effect, be created in some other directory ? > > Not everyone in my team at work is using vim, and all those backup, swap > and original files that vim creates when I use it are nothing but > annoying to them. And to me, too, actually. > > Now I can move the .swp and ~ files away with 'directory' and 'backup' > options, but is there a way to also have the .orig files away from my > source tree directory ? >
>From :help 'patchmode', it looks like the files created by patchmode use the 'backupdir' option. And, don't forget the 'undodir' option for Vim 7.3's persistent undo! Try it, you'll like it :-) (especially if you also use a plugin to visualize your undo tree). http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Using_undo_branches -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
