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From: "Roodwriter@core.com" <Roodwriter@core.com>
Subject: Re: get rid of leftover auto save #files#
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:53:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <108gc9b6chd6794@corp.supernews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 44vfjrdhft.fsf@be-well.ilk.org

Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> Kevin Dziulko <weaselboy1976@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
>> When I decide to abandon changes made to a buffer.  I exit emacs without
>> saving the file.  It asks "Modified buffers exist; exit anyway?"  I
>> answer yes.  Now I have an auto save #file# file there.  How can I not
>> get these files in this scenario?  I want to keep auto save on because of
>> it's many benefits.
> 
> I usually mark the file as unmodified before killing it.
> [M-~ in the default configuration]
> 
> I suppose you could use the kill-buffer-hook or some related hook to
> do this automatically...

You could also use dired and type #. This will flag all the auto-save files 
for deletion. 

--Rod

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  reply	other threads:[~2004-04-22 20:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.971.1082642525.1061.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2004-04-22 17:57 ` get rid of leftover auto save #files# Lowell Gilbert
2004-04-22 20:53   ` Roodwriter [this message]
2004-04-23 15:42   ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-04-24 14:51     ` Lowell Gilbert
2004-04-26 17:31       ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-04-22 14:00 Kevin Dziulko

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