Vim: Create backup files by copying rather than renaming

diff --git a/.vim/state.vim b/.vim/state.vim
index a0047ed95ee732ed309e9ceb29acd45b0fc98378..4c65af77225e1f9a59ad576eba1bf66aaa75127c 100644 (file)
--- a/.vim/state.vim
+++ b/.vim/state.vim
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ if has("unix")
        set backupdir=~/tmp/vimbak
 endif
 
+" Create backups by copying files to backup directory instead of renaming
+set backupcopy=yes
+
 " Use modelines
 set modelines=5