Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> writes:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>
>> I am using this code in my 'init.el' -
>> ;;; 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/")))
>>
>> 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?
>
> Those settings seem to work fine for me, the directory was created and
> backups appeared in it. Are you sure the settings are actually in
> effect?

I've found that I need to have "auto-save-buffers-enhanced" in my setup
and then it all works well.

Thanks
Sharon.
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