On Aug 07, 2011 at 02:15 AM -0400, Alan wrote:
I want a new backup file only when I first open up a file in a buffer and
save it the first time. But after I close the buffer and reopen it again
later, I want it to write another backup.
I wrote a crummy vim script that makes a back up copy of a
On Aug 7, 1:15 am, Alan wrote:
> I looked at patchmode before, but it doesn't do what I want. patchmode only
> keeps the oldest version of the file. So it will save the backup after the
> first write. However, if you kill the buffer and then visit the file again,
> a new backup file will not be
I looked at patchmode before, but it doesn't do what I want. patchmode only
keeps the oldest version of the file. So it will save the backup after the
first write. However, if you kill the buffer and then visit the file again,
a new backup file will not be made.
I want a new backup file only when
On Aug 7, 12:10 am, Alan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I turned on file backups using "set backup" in my .vimrc. However, I want to
> have emacs-style file backup behavior:
>
> "Emacs makes a backup for a file only the first time the file is saved from
> a buffer. No matter how many times you subsequently sa
Hi,
I turned on file backups using "set backup" in my .vimrc. However, I want to
have emacs-style file backup behavior:
"Emacs makes a backup for a file only the first time the file is saved from
a buffer. No matter how many times you subsequently save the file, its
backup remains unchanged. Howe
