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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Radon Rosborough <radon.neon@gmail.com>
Cc: 31908@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31908: Save file locks in centralized location
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:49:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87o842a7er.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADB4rJEmaKmRO=Db_+uWMDfV3kpGfUEDtaCgcv2BvpNrQH=QMA@mail.gmail.com> (Radon Rosborough's message of "Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:41:13 -0600")

Radon Rosborough <radon.neon@gmail.com> writes:

> While you have an unsaved buffer, Emacs creates a lock file [1] in the
> current directory. This is useful to prevent concurrent edits, but it
> is also annoying to have the extra file around: for example, if you
> save frequently while you have a Dired pane with a fast Auto Revert
> enabled in another window, the lock file will keep appearing and
> disappearing rapidly.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

This has been fixed for Emacs 28 by the introduction of the
`lock-file-name-transforms' variable, so I'm closing this bug report.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no





      parent reply	other threads:[~2022-01-23 13:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-20  4:41 bug#31908: Save file locks in centralized location Radon Rosborough
2018-06-20  6:03 ` Phil Sainty
2018-06-20 15:29   ` Radon Rosborough
2018-06-21  8:34     ` Robert Pluim
2018-06-21 16:01       ` Radon Rosborough
2019-02-06 18:35 ` Mauro Mandracchia
2019-02-06 19:39   ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-23 13:49 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]

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