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[88.66.248.118]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id z7sm23901999wrt.70.2021.03.23.02.56.31 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:56:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::434; envelope-from=thibaut.verron@gmail.com; helo=mail-wr1-x434.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NICE_REPLY_A=-0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:128519 Archived-At: On 3/23/21 10:31 AM, Jean Louis wrote: > * Eric S Fraga [2021-03-23 11:39]: >> On Monday, 22 Mar 2021 at 23:25, Jean Louis wrote: >>> I am using RCS and to review some previous version I do: `C-x v ~ >>> VERSION-NUMBER` then I get full file visible in the buffer. >> I think the OP is using the simple backup file method built-in to Emacs, >> not a version control system, i.e. that files are backed up using a >> simple numbering scheme. > How do you do that? > > My variable `make-backup-file' is T. But that I think does only a copy > with ~ on the end. > > How do you enable backup files with simple numbering scheme from > default? > > Of course it can be done with special customizations, but is there way > to do it with default variables in Emacs? See: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Numbered-Backups.html Maybe the docstring of make-backup-files could point to that possibility, to improve discoverability? Thibaut