created by

Ingo Karkat

script type

utility

description

Redirect backups made by the writebackup plugin (vimscript #1828) that would normally go into the original file's directory into an adjacent directory with a "{dir}.backup" name, if it exists. This allows to use the plugin in places where backup files would cause problems. DESCRIPTION Many customization directories (e.g. /etc/profile.d/) consider all contained files, regardless of file extension or execute permissions. Creating a {file}.YYYYMMDD[a-z] backup in there causes trouble and strange effects, because the backups are used in addition to the main configuration file - not what was intended! However, putting the backups in the same directory generally is a good idea - just not for these special directories. This plugin offers a solution by integrating into the writebackup.vim plugin so that it checks for a directory with a '.backup' extension (e.g. /etc/profile.d.backup/), and places the backups in there, in case it exists. In all other cases, the backup is made in the default directory, as before. USAGE Adjacent backup directories are never created by this plugin; you have to create such a directory yourself to indicate that backups should be placed in there. :WriteBackupMakeAdjacentDir [{prot}]                 Create a backup directory adjacent to the current file's                 directory. If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection                 bits; default is 0755. After the adjacent backup directory has been created, just use :WriteBackup as before.

install details

INSTALLATION This script is packaged as a vimball. If you have the "gunzip" decompressor in your PATH, simply edit the *.vba.gz package in Vim; otherwise, decompress the archive first, e.g. using WinZip. Inside Vim, install by sourcing the vimball or via the :UseVimball command.     vim writebackupToAdjacentDir.vba.gz     :so % To uninstall, use the :RmVimball command. DEPENDENCIES - Requires Vim 7.0 or higher. - Requires the writebackup plugin (vimscript #1828), version 1.30 or   higher. - The writebackupVersionControl plugin (vimscript #1829), which   complements writebackup, fully supports this extension, but is not   required. CONFIGURATION For a permanent configuration, put the following commands into your vimrc (see :help vimrc): To change the name of the adjacent backup directory, specify a different template via     let g:WriteBackupAdjacentDir_BackupDirTemplate = '%s.backup' This must contain the "%s" placeholder, which is replaced with the original file's directory, e.g. "backup of %s". This plugin injects itself into writebackup.vim via the g:WriteBackup_BackupDir configuration. Its previous value is saved in g:WriteBackupAdjacentDir_BackupDir and used as a fallback, when no adjacent directory exists. If you need to change the fallback after sourcing the plugins, use the latter variable. However, to override this for a particular buffer, you still have to use the b:WriteBackup_BackupDir variable, as this plugin does not provide yet another override.

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
writebackupToAdjacentDir.vba.gz	1.10	2012-02-17	7.0	Ingo Karkat	ENH: Save configured g:WriteBackup_BackupDir and use that as a fallback instead of always defaulting to '.', thereby allowing absolute and dynamic backup directories as a fallback. Suggested by Geoffrey Nimal.
writebackupToAdjacentDir.vba.gz	1.00	2010-06-02	7.0	Ingo Karkat	Initial upload

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