Re: Backing up abbrev_defs?

[Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>]

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
>> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:37:57 +0100
>> 
>> I want to backup my abbrev_defs file exactly the same as everything else is backed up, i.e. when
>> there is a change to it, a backup is triggered to save it in ~/.emacs.d/backups. Although the
>> position is slightly complicated as its not normally open in any buffer, so the backup would
>> presumably have to be triggered on the source files changing.
>> 
>> I've googled but haven't found any instances of it being backed up, so there isn't anything
>> seemingly available for me to hack from or with. So can some kind soul help with some working
>> code, or guidance to a non-programmer to achieve this please?
>
> I don't understand the question.  Are you saying that when you save
> your abbrevs, Emacs doesn't create a backup file for abbrev_defs, as
> it does for any other file you save?

No! No backup created from it at all! Which I found was rather strange, hence my request.

Thanks
Sharon.
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