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From: Lowell Kirsh <lkirsh@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: how to stop saving these files
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 00:13:50 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bpsek0$a73$1@mughi.cs.ubc.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vs0q2l8gcbau51@corp.supernews.com>

Thanks, but I still can't figure out exactly what to change...

Lowell

Roodwriter@core.com wrote:
> Lowell Kirsh wrote:
> 
> 
>>emacs has been saving backup files in the same directory as the files
>>that I edit. The backup files have names like Friends.java~1.8.~. How
>>can I either
>>a) stop emacs from creating theses backups at all?
>>b) tell emacs to save them all in one place?
>>
>>Lowell
> 
> 
> 
> a) On the menu bar click: Options > Customize Emacs > Top-Level 
> Customization Group > Files > Backup group
> 
> --Rod
> 
> ---
> 
> Author of "Linux for Non-Geeks--Clear-eyed Answered for Practical Consumers" 
> and "Boring Stories from Uncle Rod." Both are available at 
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  reply	other threads:[~2003-11-24  8:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-22 23:30 how to stop saving these files Lowell Kirsh
2003-11-23  7:59 ` Roodwriter
2003-11-24  8:13   ` Lowell Kirsh [this message]
2003-11-24 18:38     ` Kevin Rodgers
2003-11-24 19:45 ` sebyte
2003-11-24 22:44 ` Glenn Morris
2003-11-26 16:10 ` Lowell Gilbert

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