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

2006-08-29 Thread Alexander Skwar
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 -- printk("CPU[%d]: Sending penguins to jail...",s

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

2006-08-25 Thread A.J.Mechelynck
Alexander Skwar wrote: Hello! In my ~/.vimrc, I've got, among other settings, "set backup". Because of this, vim creates backup files in the current directory. That's good! But when I edit a file which is in /tmp, there's no backup file "left behind". Why's that so and how do I change this? I

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

2006-08-25 Thread Jürgen Krämer
Hi, Alexander Skwar wrote: > > In my ~/.vimrc, I've got, among other settings, "set backup". Because > of this, vim creates backup files in the current directory. That's good! > > But when I edit a file which is in /tmp, there's no backup file "left > behind". > > Why's that so and how do I ch

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

2006-08-25 Thread Alexander Skwar
Hello! In my ~/.vimrc, I've got, among other settings, "set backup". Because of this, vim creates backup files in the current directory. That's good! But when I edit a file which is in /tmp, there's no backup file "left behind". Why's that so and how do I change this? I'm using vim 7.0 on Gent