From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Bingham, Jay" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: System-wide problem with backup files Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:26:23 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <72A87F7160C0994D8C5A36E2FDC227F5082D1D76@txnexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2107301339==" X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070649048 14019 80.91.224.253 (5 Dec 2003 18:30:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 18:30:48 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 19:30:44 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASKix-0006O6-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 19:30:44 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASLdH-0000PT-8N for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:28:55 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASLcn-0000PF-OO for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:28:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ASLcH-0000Ht-RS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:28:24 -0500 Original-Received: from [161.114.32.104] (helo=zcamail04.zca.compaq.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ASLcH-0000HQ-67 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:27:53 -0500 Original-Received: from cacexg11.americas.cpqcorp.net (cacexg11.americas.cpqcorp.net [16.105.250.94]) by zcamail04.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C69E58C8 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:26:25 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from txnexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net ([16.74.7.21]) by cacexg11.americas.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:26:24 -0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: System-wide problem with backup files Thread-Index: AcO7SiToxDmjmTtgT06fGB/s0ZoGKgAEoKoQ Original-To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Dec 2003 18:26:24.0671 (UTC) FILETIME=[4A23AAF0:01C3BB5D] X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14981 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14981 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============2107301339== content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C3BB5D.498E5766" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3BB5D.498E5766 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nancy Wrote: =20 > It only saves the original backup file, but no other changes when the file is edited subsequently. =20 I have noticed that when I open a file for editing the file is copied to the backup file, as long as I keep editing the file no matter how many time I save it the backup file does not change. If I save the file and close it, then re-open it a new backup file is created. Could this be what happened on your system? =20 -_ J_) C_)ingham . HP - NonStop Austin Software & Services - Software Quality Assurance . Austin, TX . "Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade in public. . Never clothe them in vulgar and shoddy attire." -Dr. George W. Crane- =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3BB5D.498E5766 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Nancy Wrote:

 

> It only saves the original backup file, but no other = changes when the file is edited subsequently.

 

I have noticed that when I open a file for editing the file is = copied to the backup file, as long as I keep editing the file no matter how = many time I save it the backup file does not change.  If I save the file and = close it, then re-open it a new backup file is created.  Could this be = what happened on your system?

 

-_

J_)

C_)ingham

.  = ;  HP = - NonStop = Austin Software & Services - Software Quality Assurance

.  = ;  Austin, TX

. = “Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade in = public.

.  = Never clothe them in vulgar and shoddy attire.”     -Dr. George W. Crane-

 

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