From: Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to switch off autobackup for files loaded from tramp?
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:16:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wmrrf7n8.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87eddzcfso.fsf@dod.no> (Steinar Bang's message of "Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:48:55 +0100")
Steinar Bang <sb@dod.no> writes:
>>>>>> Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>:
>
>> But it won't help you for autosaves ;-). You should read the
>> corresponding section in the Emacs manual.
>
> Thanks! I know the difference, just bad at terminology.
Ok :-)
> I have disabled backups everywhere since 1994, because there was a
> sysadmin that hated the "~" files I dropped everyhwere I had edited
> config files.
I used to do like you too but now I have this customization:
'(backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.backups")))
and now all backups will end up into this directory. Backups could save
yourself sometimes.
> But at least this gave me the incentive to google up why my 'C-h i' in
> my emacs on debian didn't have the emacs manual:
> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/48214
>
> So... after
> apt install emacs-common-non-dfsg
> I can now read the emacs manual in the emacs info reader...
Good. You are closer to your solution now ;-)
--
Manuel Giraud
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-01-30 10:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-01-29 11:13 How to switch off autobackup for files loaded from tramp? Steinar Bang
2024-01-29 18:52 ` Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-01-30 8:13 ` Steinar Bang
2024-01-30 9:21 ` Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2024-01-30 9:48 ` Steinar Bang
2024-01-30 10:16 ` Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2024-01-30 11:40 ` Steinar Bang
2024-01-30 11:53 ` Steinar Bang
2024-01-30 12:13 ` Steinar Bang
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