Thread: gVim 6.2 Backup Files

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    gVim 6.2 Backup Files

    WHenever I edit a file with gVim it creates these files with the same extension of that that I named them but with a ~ at the end. Such as Test.cpp~. I opened one and saw that it was like a backup. But now my folder is full of twice as many source files than I wanted and it just wastes space. Does anyone know how to turn off the backup creation on gVim? Thanks.

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    Thanks Hammer. Sorry about that, I tried to read through the help thing in Vim but I was so new to it I got all disoriented.

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