From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sebastien Routier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: Stopping Emacs from leaving ~ files Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:12:20 -0400 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <1569457F4814D311B4E200805FC7B78B05AF11EA@ottexch01.ottawa.hcl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1050934401 27788 80.91.224.249 (21 Apr 2003 14:13:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:13:21 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 21 16:13:20 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 197c2q-0007E1-00 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 16:13:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 197c2q-0001Cn-03 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:13:20 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 197c2c-00016B-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:13:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 197c2a-00013k-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:13:05 -0400 Original-Received: from [216.94.73.102] (helo=OTTEXCH01.ottawa.hcl.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 197c2a-0000yf-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:13:04 -0400 Original-Received: by ottexch01.ottawa.hcl.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:12:25 -0400 Original-To: "'Mark R.'" , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:8648 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:8648 Cool I can actually help with this one... This is what I use, works great for me. ;; Enable backup files. (setq make-backup-files t) ;; Enable versioning with default values (keep five last versions, I think!) (setq version-control t) ;; Save all backup file in this directory. (setq backup-directory-alist (quote ((".*" . "~/.emacs-backups/")))) bye. /Sebast : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Julian dates LOST #149 There is a need at times to know how many days have lapsed since Jan 1 (Julian dates). The easiest way out is to use the cal program [ Try: cal -j 10 2001 ... and have a look !] ######################################## : > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark R. [mailto:mc_reis@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:17 AM > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Stopping Emacs from leaving ~ files > > > Hello, > > This is hopefully a simple question, but I've been unable to > discover how to > do it. > > How does one configure emacs so it will stop leaving ~ files around? > > Ex/ example.html~ > > Thank you for any help. > > Mark Reis > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs >