From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sharon Kimble Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: backup file save not saving to backups directory. Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:51:50 +0100 Message-ID: <8761gd5m0p.fsf@skimble.plus.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1411555954 21809 80.91.229.3 (24 Sep 2014 10:52:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:52:34 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 24 12:52:29 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XWkBQ-0007hZ-LZ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:52:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58816 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XWkBQ-0002rG-C0 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:52:28 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34315) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XWkBA-0002qx-K0 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:52:17 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XWkB5-0007KS-IT for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:52:12 -0400 Original-Received: from avasout08.plus.net ([212.159.14.20]:36636) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XWkB5-0007HG-D9 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:52:07 -0400 Original-Received: from london ([87.114.21.185]) by avasout08 with smtp id uyrv1o00C3zbsun01yrxsl; Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:51:57 +0100 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=RfUeCjdv c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=GsW1MP+PcuR/gQKw6AGiHw==:117 a=GsW1MP+PcuR/gQKw6AGiHw==:17 a=0Bzu9jTXAAAA:8 a=-6EpGbjPKfkA:10 a=NP0fHYiFl6sA:10 a=1ps3FjczxKsA:10 a=ihvODaAuJD4A:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=LlzXLoV6AAAA:8 a=xtERp6CFAAAA:8 a=iI7HsYTVAAAA:8 a=5IanOl-IovwP2Veo5KsA:9 a=3cWUUlXDa0nf84zZ:21 a=OOpxzkS_RdTCw_by:21 a=O-G6f6ZMCz8A:10 a=eWsNVF9Qg1B2p7KOwJcA:9 X-AUTH: skimble:2500 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.93 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x (no timestamps) [generic] X-Received-From: 212.159.14.20 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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 Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:100121 Archived-At: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am using this code in my 'init.el' - =2D-8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- ;;; from Tassilo Horn 11/08/14 (setq version-control t delete-old-versions t kept-new-versions 7 kept-old-versions 0 backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup/"))) =2D-8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- When a file is saved, it is saved to its destination, but there is no backup copy in "~/.emacs.d/backup/". How can I get a backup copy please? Thanks Sharon. =2D-=20 A taste of linux =3D http://www.sharons.org.uk my git repo =3D https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots TGmeds =3D http://www.tgmeds.org.uk Debian testing, fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.93.1 --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJUIqJGAAoJEDaBgBkK+INbXSoQAJXVRCXQ00iswmkaj56da0x1 Vq1/+r1VpoCv+9ECnr4vkNdeSThf+zakm2eTwB45HnN0YOghtmBhWPLcSKcf9Nse payVzCzdyYw4o0oUnuNZ86Zy2ph9ojnDI16LAQ1Ez0gw2dXdeCssToD7tpHZKnXN 0adHIbvxsn2CQmyknw2qu1QKP4KSTu03W+ME9z312298o+KURJ1J52TFGCqZFfPk TmhOt2ty8IQyM3mGqPLoCHo/BSe5a/gANabZ8dC/1RcUhfcFRkFHf4g0yHPFLfjw RQhkQoXheFmGP3k7Y+DuJObqCYL+8uPIOTBqnk939kI5ZjE2WWiQQ42tHezrtyR5 qWW/GYXZESToa0lzPQdSSBy2DOmgbWxClUuwtgdsc2Jq28yODyxEejyAOc+XPvg5 9fgATuuXG1e+zsg252peO0/8xDTh790BQeYHSqsxu1YMqVYfeRKakaBtBLdpGamB wZ4fHeOApvkKKPdHpkoVkJSgDNCt810WBRLvykbk3bdCd9ash6h8SJcqc2j2Au5L rEgLrac5BMoiW5IQOinN2xF+bDGDsBp3LdzpsnUf8TuDr/DGjDh4Vw0jQwGucHB3 iQl6WSw59qwbTtO4GaGQ/xR5R/ARRIc5d68eRBaBlFL/krp6OCWCltzbaP/MBJoL C0KkLjNnLXRTk3K/Rq6k =TJ1w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--