Hi Claus!

On Sa, 14 Dez 2013, Claus Atzenbeck wrote:

> 
> I keep a timestamped backup copy of any modified file whenever I do
> a ":w". For this, my .vimrc includes the following lines:
> 
>     " backup settings
>     set backup                " keep a backup file
>     set backupdir=~/Backup/vim,.,/tmp
>     " next line prevents overwriting old backup see also :help bex
>     au BufWritePre * let &bex = '~' . strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S%Z")
> 
> Interestingly, BufWritePre works with ":w", however, does not work
> with "ZZ".
> 
> Does anybody know why this is the case? How can I make it work with
> "ZZ", too?
> 
> Thanks for any hint.

Works for me. Are you sure the file was modified?

Best,
Christian
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