From: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Out-of-control backups!
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:26:46 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wqafnreh.fsf@skimble.plus.com> (raw)
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I need help with regard to my backups please. This is my relevant
section of my 'init.el'
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
;; Save backup files in a dedicated directory
(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup")))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Currently I have 38 backups of my 'custom.el', and 60 backups of my
'init.el', and a total of 9,941 files, which just shows the extent of
the problem!
How can I get it to just save 7 backups for each file and then delete
the rest please?
Thanks
Sharon.
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next reply other threads:[~2014-08-11 12:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-11 12:26 Sharon Kimble [this message]
2014-08-11 12:47 ` Out-of-control backups! Tassilo Horn
[not found] ` <mailman.6967.1407761447.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-08-19 3:17 ` Hans BKK
2014-08-19 3:33 ` Rusi
2014-08-19 16:53 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-08-20 6:20 ` Tassilo Horn
2014-08-20 13:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-08-20 15:11 ` Tassilo Horn
2014-08-20 16:41 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.7267.1408515668.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-08-20 17:34 ` Emanuel Berg
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