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: Out-of-control backups! Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:26:46 +0100 Message-ID: <87wqafnreh.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 1407760045 9451 80.91.229.3 (11 Aug 2014 12:27:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:27:25 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 11 14:27:20 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 1XGoh6-0005Fm-6P for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:27:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35485 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XGoh5-0003KV-NU for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:27:19 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38521) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XGogn-0003DH-KA for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:27:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XGogi-0001xp-RS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:27:01 -0400 Original-Received: from avasout06.plus.net ([212.159.14.18]:43031) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XGogi-0001xf-LO for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:26:56 -0400 Original-Received: from london ([37.152.201.94]) by avasout06 with smtp id dQSr1o00222iMfp01QSsys; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:26:53 +0100 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=cqEVkjIi c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=DV+i0tnE0ZA4OJSu6vfkVQ==:117 a=DV+i0tnE0ZA4OJSu6vfkVQ==:17 a=0Bzu9jTXAAAA:8 a=EGPZCNv1iLEA:10 a=5K8hvJsN0BoA:10 a=ihvODaAuJD4A:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=LlzXLoV6AAAA:8 a=xtERp6CFAAAA:8 a=iI7HsYTVAAAA:8 a=vLPsZtv1iJ_EeyZtDc0A:9 a=OaSVfI6lh2Am4PEN:21 a=5DdNePEgDFP5KHgn:21 a=zIY9V1Lx35E-KDkzZTUA:9 X-AUTH: skimble:2500 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.92 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x (no timestamps) [generic] X-Received-From: 212.159.14.18 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:99160 Archived-At: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I need help with regard to my backups please. This is my relevant section of my 'init.el' =2D-8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- ;; Save backup files in a dedicated directory (setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.emacs.d/backup"))) =2D-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. =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 24.3.92.1 --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJT6LaGAAoJEDaBgBkK+INbDiwP/3KRwzIoA8sb3OqeRJc1Ogfy uoPP3zrfSSmxRlsz2cXVPp4WrpSJVN7vwmz2jkkcS+6sTATJFMK28y6JH09skK4p SLzc9F/OFWx4wL+RzngQF6uWBW87koM3MH/qjONq8wGBXEqIJDDADGMYU8dk35GJ u82n3wF2AeAh5ClHIb9+mX3me9l+dIZJUbjSbuRtucSDneKMphB9K5RmyVuKK/R9 SZWCZLpYjvrOn4c/C4xPKa4PgCaMyFb464ILpGfAvYnqRIOiJdBWq1B34Q4yxSDI UrKl3CinAqs5vpdHU5HbZatWROihhPu2F4hkaA8KJCFdDy7T6Ar9SDrYZFIe1pd6 Obd1kX+Cp8/NJOZXrrv0nC+luOXZIdGd7K6ptC65VvPsck/LryRAbWbgvs/blntu TvhfxIqmM6RskLG3bi1Sn9KvXwj7kwByYQjUzC05+Q6N/tYtM6RAbMjx2EjjBYaI 5cwYZ/ZtK0QdQAj9TmbMwUWeX71G7llSUAy6YPcEgUrOhHCQ85msK26Uzkn8b51B gXbHyxWtfllUkjyb/xgXa6Bx2Gcf9X/TYhYMJXNhTOUYTLhZX/q6Inh2e0hf9F4m qe1rxQBCFyGTlzJFY/usKwplgYb/azwrIUPPomzQ7mXAnEGmKpTJyj6Pl2/2FABq yqGeXKCOWTIJr8Tcfl4y =R0MJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--