VIm: Stop creating *~ (backup) files

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VIm: Stop creating *~ (backup) files

Closed this issue 10 years ago · 2 comments

Stop cluttering the normal directories from being filled with *~ files.

Answer 1 · 2014-08-24T06:04:22.000Z

Redirect all backups and swap files to a specific directory. Look at -
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/743150/how-to-prevent-vim-from-creating-and-leaving-temporary-files

Answer 2 · 2014-09-03T11:22:12.000Z

Redirecting *~ and *.swp files to /tmp.
Note: This makes file recovery impossible in case of a crash because the /tmp directory is cleared at reboot. Also all file backups are deleted after a reboot. This should not be an issue for files in source control.