Re: vim doesn't create backups of files edited in /tmp

A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Alexander Skwar wrote: >> But when I edit a file which is in /tmp, there's no backup file "left >> behind". [...] > :set backupskip= Thanks to both of you, that's exactly the solution! Alexander Skwar -

vim doesn't create backups of files edited in /tmp

do I change this? I'm using vim 7.0 on Gentoo Linux. Thanks, Alexander Skwar -- Q: What's a WASP's idea of open-mindedness? A: Dating a Canadian.

Re: $HOME\_vimrc isn't read when file is opened over context menu

Benji Fisher wrote: > On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 07:21:06PM +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote: >> >> So, if the documentation is correct, then I wonder, why >> $HOME/_vimrc isn't used. On MS-DOS and Win32, it should >> be used before $VIM/_vimrc is used. > > I

Re: $HOME\_vimrc isn't read when file is opened over context menu

rce %HOME%\_vimrc Actually, I'd rather not, as I'd rather not fiddle with files that got installed automatically. I'd rather just have a file in my $HOME which I tailor to my needs. And according to the documentation (see above) that should be possible. Alexander Skwar -- Crenna&#

Re: $HOME\_vimrc isn't read when file is opened over context menu

Yakov Lerner wrote: On 5/12/06, Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I installed vim 7.0 on a Windows XP machine. My $HOME\_vimrc file contains, among other things, the following line: C:\>type "%HOME%\_vimrc" | find "color" colors koehler When I open

$HOME\_vimrc isn't read when file is opened over context menu

%VIM%\_vimrc file, they are honored. Am I doing something wrong? How to do it right? Thanks, Alexander Skwar -- All science is either physics or stamp collecting. -- Ernest Rutherford