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Error when w!riting a file "Can't delete backup file"
I'm having a problem when writing to a file created by another user. When I try to do :w I get the error message E506: Can't write to backup file (add ! to override) and when I do :w! the file get's ...
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Are there already a series of switches/commands/aliases to initiate vim and auto backup to new file when writing out
...with confirmation that is somewhat similar to the "you are in RO mode" that you get as a layer of security if you run the command as view.
I want a single command [that I may alias to something ...