From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Sebastien Vauban <sva-news@mygooglest.com>
Cc: 15902@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15902: 24.3.50; Auto-save file not deleted when quitting Emacs (and saying "don't save")
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:50:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83eh6hj34j.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86vbzt3o3p.fsf@somewhere.org>
> From: "Sebastien Vauban" <sva-news@mygooglest.com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:23:38 +0100
>
> If I modify some file, then quit Emacs, I'm reminded that I have an unsaved
> buffer:
>
> Modified buffers exist; exit anyway?
>
> I answer "yes".
>
> In a new Emacs session, when opening that same file, Emacs tells me I have to
> recover it. Quite confusing!?
>
> Cause: the Auto-save file (#file#) hasn't been deleted by Emacs after having
> explicitly having said: "No, I don't want to keep those modifications to my
> file, throw them away".
No, you did NOT say that you want to throw away your modifications.
You just said that you want to exit right away, even though you have
modifications. Emacs just makes you a service by keeping them, just
in case of "oops".
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-15 11:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-15 11:23 bug#15902: 24.3.50; Auto-save file not deleted when quitting Emacs (and saying "don't save") Sebastien Vauban
2013-11-15 11:50 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
[not found] ` <83eh6hj34j.fsf-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org>
2013-11-15 12:19 ` Sebastien Vauban
2013-11-15 14:05 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <jwvhabd4vev.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org>
2013-11-15 14:26 ` Sebastien Vauban
2013-11-16 1:18 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.6307.1384564761.10748.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-11-27 10:27 ` Francesco Pizzolante
2013-11-16 20:15 ` Nicolas Richard
[not found] ` <mailman.6383.1384633039.10748.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2013-11-17 15:17 ` bug#15902: 24.3.50; ?Auto-save file not deleted when quitting Emacs (and saying "don't?save") Alan Mackenzie
2019-08-18 17:45 ` bug#15902: 24.3.50; Auto-save file not deleted when quitting Emacs (and saying "don't save") Stefan Kangas
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