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VIM file names

When I open a file and edit it ie: "vim_test.sql" using VIM, it gets saved as vim_test.sql~
So that now I have two files in the same place:
1. vim_test.sql
2. vim_test.sql~

Sometimes I'll end up with the above plus:
vim_test.sql~~

Why?
Is this so I can revert to an older version of my file. ie: VIM is providing this as a service?
Is there way to avoid this extra file creation?

hermidae

It's a backup file. Try to put this in your .vimrc file.

set nobackup

hermidae

sorry.

And also:

set noswapfile
set nowritebackup

claghorn

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Its still doing it. I'm running on Windows.
I put those three entries in my _vimrc file @ C:\Program Files\Vim

claghorn

ASKER

Here's the contents:

set nobackup
set noswapfile
set nowritebackup
set nocompatible
source $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim
source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
behave mswin

set diffexpr=MyDiff()
function MyDiff()
let opt = '-a --binary '
if &diffopt =~ 'icase' | let opt = opt . '-i ' | endif
if &diffopt =~ 'iwhite' | let opt = opt . '-b ' | endif
let arg1 = v:fname_in
if arg1 =~ ' ' | let arg1 = '"' . arg1 . '"' | endif
let arg2 = v:fname_new
if arg2 =~ ' ' | let arg2 = '"' . arg2 . '"' | endif
let arg3 = v:fname_out
if arg3 =~ ' ' | let arg3 = '"' . arg3 . '"' | endif
let eq = ''
if $VIMRUNTIME =~ ' '
if &sh =~ '\<cmd'
let cmd = '""' . $VIMRUNTIME . '\diff"'
let eq = '"'
else
let cmd = substitute($VIMRUNTIME, ' ', '" ', '') . '\diff"'
endif
else
let cmd = $VIMRUNTIME . '\diff'
endif
silent execute '!' . cmd . ' ' . opt . arg1 . ' ' . arg2 . ' > ' . arg3 . eq
endfunction

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