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Lowell Kirsh <lkirsh@cs.ubc.ca> writes:

> 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?

Although several people have posted responses already, a better job of
covering the topic is the "How do I disable backup `auto-save-mode'?"
node in the Emacs FAQ.  Type "C-h F" to get into the FAQ, select the
"Common Requests" menu item, and from there select the 
"Disabling auto-save-mode" menu item.  [You might also be interested
in the "Disabling backups" node.]

Be well.
-- 
I've never actually met anybody else named Lowell...