Timothy, The ~ files are backup files of the file that you just edited. To turn this ability off, edit your .vimrc file (or /etc/vimrc if you don't have a local copy) and change the "set backup" option to "set nobackup".
Steve Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Whenever I use vim to edit files, when I am done there is a > "whateverfilename~" > file in the directory. What are these files with the tilde for? If they aren't > important, how do I make vim not leave them lying around all the time? Because > its insanely annoying to have to delete zillions of filename~ files that > appear > when I am using vim to write large multi-sourcefile programs. > > Thanks, > Timothy > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 12-Jun-98 > Time: 16:33:23 > > This message was sent by XFMail. > Powered by GNU/Linux 2.0. > ---------------------------------- > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
