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>>>>> "Trilobit" == Trilobit  <trilobot@gmx.net> writes:
> Is it possible to tell emacs to generate all those files in an special
> directory and not in the same directory where the original file is?
> for example in /tmp/emacs_lock_files?

I don't think so.  That's how it used to work, but it has the disadvantage
that this /tmp directory might not be available at the same places as your
file is (if your file is NFS shared for example).

What exactly is your problem with those locks (other than esthetic) ?


        Stefan