Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Sharon Kimble >> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:37:57 +0100 >> >> I want to backup my abbrev_defs file exactly the same as everything else is backed up, i.e. when >> there is a change to it, a backup is triggered to save it in ~/.emacs.d/backups. Although the >> position is slightly complicated as its not normally open in any buffer, so the backup would >> presumably have to be triggered on the source files changing. >> >> I've googled but haven't found any instances of it being backed up, so there isn't anything >> seemingly available for me to hack from or with. So can some kind soul help with some working >> code, or guidance to a non-programmer to achieve this please? > > I don't understand the question. Are you saying that when you save > your abbrevs, Emacs doesn't create a backup file for abbrev_defs, as > it does for any other file you save? No! No backup created from it at all! Which I found was rather strange, hence my request. Thanks Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk DrugFacts = https://www.drugfacts.org.uk Debian 10.0, fluxbox 1.3.7, emacs 26.2, org 9.2.4