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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Reviewing versioned backups
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:12:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83a6qu86pi.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YFnAmVQE8pOp7g0Y@protected.localdomain> (message from Jean Louis on Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:19:05 +0300)

> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:19:05 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> 
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2021-03-23 12:59]:
> > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:31:10 +0300
> > > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> 
> > > How do you enable backup files with simple numbering scheme from
> > > default? 
> > 
> > It's in the manual: see the node "Backup Names".
> 
> Thank you. I did not notice it as I was thinking that
> `version-control' does not apply to some built-in backup methods.

You don't need to guess by the name, I didn't remember the name when I
started answering your question, I just remembered that an option to
do that was available.  What I did is this:

  C-h r
  i backup file RET

In the node which that displayed, I found this text:

     At your option, Emacs can keep either a single backup for each file,
  or make a series of numbered backup files for each file that you edit.
  *Note Backup Names::.

So I followed the cross-reference.

IOW, you are well advised to use the manual as a reference, with the
'i' command as the means to quickly find what you are looking for even
if you don't know its name.



  reply	other threads:[~2021-03-23 11:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-22 19:21 Reviewing versioned backups Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-22 20:25 ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23  8:38   ` Eric S Fraga
2021-03-23  9:31     ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23  9:44       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-23 10:19         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23 11:12           ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-03-23 15:49             ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-23  9:56       ` Thibaut Verron
2021-03-23 11:55   ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-23 12:36     ` John Yates
2021-03-23 12:38     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-24  8:47       ` Jean Louis
2021-03-24 11:05         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-24 16:53         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-26  5:50 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-03-28  0:38 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-28  9:23   ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30  0:36     ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-30  9:29       ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30  9:39         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 10:03           ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30 10:16         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-30 23:41         ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-31  1:56           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-31  6:24             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 13:29 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-31 14:00   ` Jean Louis
2021-04-01 15:52   ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-01 19:44     ` Philip Kaludercic

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