Re: auto-saving in other directory

[sebyte <sdt133@netscape.net>]

leo wrote:

> hi there
> 
> for backup files (like "filename.~1~) i can easily  tell emacs to create
> them in its own subdirectory via backup-directory-alist.
> 
> regarding auto-saving files (like "#filename#") this mechanism doesn't
> exist.
> 
> anywhere any package available for that?
> 
> thanks, leo

There's already a thread here somewhere that dealt with this exact issue.  I 
can't find it now, but the information I remember, as I did what I am about to 
describe only yesterday!  Basically, there is no 'built-in' function or variable 
that will do what you want it to do.  However, one Sebastian Kremer wrote a 
package called 'auto-save' in 1992 that does exactly what you want it to do. 
You can find it at;

ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/old-archive/auto-save.elZ

It's easy to install and, as far as I can tell, works perfectly.  (All those 
annoying #...# files in one directory).  Good luck.  Let us know how you get on.

sebyte