From: Glenn Morris <gmorris+news@ast.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: how to stop saving these files
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:44:16 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <62znelz8sf.fsf@xpc14.ast.cam.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: bporis$gnb$1@mughi.cs.ubc.ca
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.~.
Looks like a CVS backup file. See "Version Backups" section of Emacs
manual.
> How can I either a) stop emacs from creating theses backups at all?
(setq vc-cvs-stay-local nil)
> b) tell emacs to save them all in one place?
I don't know of an easy way.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-11-24 22:44 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
2003-11-24 18:38 ` Kevin Rodgers
2003-11-24 19:45 ` sebyte
2003-11-24 22:44 ` Glenn Morris [this message]
2003-11-26 16:10 ` Lowell Gilbert
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