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From: Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org>
Subject: Re: get rid of leftover auto save #files#
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:57:10 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44vfjrdhft.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.971.1082642525.1061.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

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...

       reply	other threads:[~2004-04-22 17:57 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 ` Lowell Gilbert [this message]
2004-04-22 20:53   ` get rid of leftover auto save #files# Roodwriter
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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