How can I hide *.extension~ files by using auto hide plugin?

Question

I have successfully hidden undo files by using this auto hide plugin, but I could not hide any *.extension~ files.

suppose I created a.txt

Now there are two files shown in windows explorer

• a.txt
• a.txt~
• a.txt.un~ (Hidden)

I want to hide a.txt~ on save.

How can I do that?

I think I need to use the

p pattern option for this

• Auto hide plugin

  *g:autohide_types* (default "suv")   b = backup files (currently doesn't work with 'backupdir')   s = swap files   u = undo files   v = viminfo   p = files matching pattern

  • My vimrc file

source $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim

    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 arg1 = substitute(arg1, '!', '\!', 'g')
      let arg2 = v:fname_new
      if arg2 =~ ' ' | let arg2 = '"' . arg2 . '"' | endif
      let arg2 = substitute(arg2, '!', '\!', 'g')
      let arg3 = v:fname_out
      if arg3 =~ ' ' | let arg3 = '"' . arg3 . '"' | endif
      let arg3 = substitute(arg3, '!', '\!', 'g')
      if $VIMRUNTIME =~ ' '
        if &sh =~ '\<cmd'
          if empty(&shellxquote)
            let l:shxq_sav = ''
            set shellxquote&
          endif
          let cmd = '"' . $VIMRUNTIME . '\diff"'
        else
          let cmd = substitute($VIMRUNTIME, ' ', '" ', '') . '\diff"'
        endif
      else
        let cmd = $VIMRUNTIME . '\diff'
      endif
      let cmd = substitute(cmd, '!', '\!', 'g')
      silent execute '!' . cmd . ' ' . opt . arg1 . ' ' . arg2 . ' > ' . arg3
      if exists('l:shxq_sav')
        let &shellxquote=l:shxq_sav
      endif
    endfunction


   let g:autohide_file_list='suvb'

What I have tried

• Hide Vim backups (*~) in Windows Explorer
• autohide : Set 'hidden' attribute on swap files and the like in Windows

Answer 1

autohide_types is a global variable, it should be declared like this

let g:autohide_types='b'

But if you want to add type to existing list it should be like this

let g:autohide_types.='b'

Unfortunetly this plugin works only with glob patterns and does not works with regexp. But it has public function Autohide_DoHide({file}). So workaround

• You must have installed auto hide plugin
• Then You should add this line to vimrc file

autocmd BufWritePost,FileWritePost * silent call Autohide_DoHide(expand('%:p').'~')