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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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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