From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 18692@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18692: 25.0.50; (emacs) `Backup Names' is not the place for `backup-directory-alist'
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:22:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zisbp45v.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <03827bf6-7a60-4586-8dac-9a16d1d37d10@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:28:30 -0700 (PDT)")
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> This node has the title "Single or Numbered Backups".
>
> The paragraph about `backup-directory-alist' does not belong in this
> node, even though the second half of this sentence (which should be a
> separate sentence, BTW) does mention something pertinent to backup file
> names.
>
> A typical use is to add an element `("." . DIR)' to make all
> backups in the directory with absolute name DIR; Emacs modifies the
> backup file names to avoid clashes between files with the same names
> originating in different directories.
>
> This paragraph belongs in node `Backup', which is about whether, how,
> and where to save backups.
I've now moved it and elided the bit about applying to both numbered and
single backups.
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2014-10-12 1:28 bug#18692: 25.0.50; (emacs) `Backup Names' is not the place for `backup-directory-alist' Drew Adams
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