From: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
To: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Cc: Emacs help <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Lock file names
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:10:25 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zk6vufn2.fsf@mithlond.arda> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120719192955.GF3756@kuru.dyndns-at-home.com> (Suvayu Ali's message of "Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:29:55 +0200")
Suvayu Ali [2012-07-19 21:29:55 +0200] wrote:
> I am using GNU Emacs 24.1.50.1 (built in the 1st week of July) and I
> see a change in the file naming scheme for lock files. As far as I
> recall, it used to be `.#<old name>#', but now I see `.#<old name>'.
> The trailing hash is missing. Is this a bug?
I think autosave files are named “#name#” but lock files are a symbolic
links named “.#name”.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-20 6:10 UTC|newest]
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2012-07-19 19:29 Lock file names Suvayu Ali
2012-07-20 6:10 ` Teemu Likonen [this message]
2012-07-20 6:36 ` Suvayu Ali
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