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* 2011-02-20 20:54 (+0100), Peter Dyballa wrote:

> (setq auto-save-interval 125)
> (setq make-backup-files		t ;backup my files
>       backup-by-copying		t ;don't clobber symlinks

I think backup-by-copying variable has to do with _hard_ links, not
symlinks.