How to switch VI's backup function off ??

linzz · 03-25-2006, 02:34 PM

after i edited files on VI editer,,,some of files like abc.txt~ would be creat by itself,,,every time i have to delete those files by manual,,,how to switch vi's backup function off ??

gilead · 03-25-2006, 02:56 PM

Within a session, just type set nobackup, or add it to your .vimrc file.

linzz · 03-25-2006, 03:51 PM

i can't find .vimrc file in my whole system but .viminfo in my home directory. can i edit this file? if so,how to ?

gilead · 03-25-2006, 07:00 PM

The simplest way would be to type echo set nobackup >> ~/.vimrc

A better way is to take the example file that comes with vim, copy it to your home directory and modify it (you can use vim for this). I'm assuming that your distro supplies vim and vi is a symbolic link to it. Try typing cp /usr/share/vim/vim63/vimrc_example.vim ~/.vimrc - you may have to modify the path to /usr/share/vim/vim63/vimrc_example.vim