patch 8.2.2478: MS-Windows: backup files for plugins are loaded
Problem: MS-Windows: backup files for plugins are loaded.
Solution: Do not use the alternate file name for files ending in "~".
diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index 81fe749..8e54e5b 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -3360,7 +3360,10 @@
if (p == NULL)
break; // out of memory
- if (*wfb.cAlternateFileName == NUL)
+ // Do not use the alternate filename when the file name ends in '~',
+ // because it picks up backup files: short name for "foo.vim~" is
+ // "foo~1.vim", which matches "*.vim".
+ if (*wfb.cAlternateFileName == NUL || p[STRLEN(p) - 1] == '~')
p_alt = NULL;
else
p_alt = utf16_to_enc(wfb.cAlternateFileName, NULL);