.org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

.org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

[Alain.Cochard]

I have noticed by chance that files with the .org.bak extension are in
Org mode by default.

If one does not pay attention, it can lead to mistakes.

If it is really intended, why not mention it in the manual? (In 1.3,
where it is said that "Files with the ‘.org’ extension use Org mode by
default.")

Are there other similar cases?

Also, the names of files generated upon export, although making sense,
cannot be anticipated: while 'foo.org' is latex exported as 'foo.tex'
(as said in the manual), 'foo.org.bak' becomes 'foo.org.tex'.


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Re: .org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

[Ruijie Yu via General discussions about Org-mode.]

Alain.Cochard@unistra.fr writes:

> I have noticed by chance that files with the .org.bak extension are in
> Org mode by default.
>
> If one does not pay attention, it can lead to mistakes.
>
> If it is really intended, why not mention it in the manual? (In 1.3,
> where it is said that "Files with the ‘.org’ extension use Org mode by
> default.")
>
> Are there other similar cases?
>
> Also, the names of files generated upon export, although making sense,
> cannot be anticipated: while 'foo.org' is latex exported as 'foo.tex'
> (as said in the manual), 'foo.org.bak' becomes 'foo.org.tex'.

I believe this is not org-specific.  Opening "1.txt.bak" makes the
buffer use `text-mode'.

Best,


RY

Re: .org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Alain.Cochard@unistra.fr writes:

> I have noticed by chance that files with the .org.bak extension are in
> Org mode by default.
>
> If one does not pay attention, it can lead to mistakes.
>
> If it is really intended, why not mention it in the manual? (In 1.3,
> where it is said that "Files with the ‘.org’ extension use Org mode by
> default.")
>
> Are there other similar cases?

Any backup file is opened as if the file name did not contain the backup
suffix:

`auto-mode-alist' contains:

 ("\\.~?[0-9]+\\.[0-9][-.0-9]*~?\\'" nil t)
 ("\\.\\(?:orig\\|in\\|[bB][aA][kK]\\)\\'" nil t)

meaning "if file name matches, strip the match and try determining major
mode again"

> Also, the names of files generated upon export, although making sense,
> cannot be anticipated: while 'foo.org' is latex exported as 'foo.tex'
> (as said in the manual), 'foo.org.bak' becomes 'foo.org.tex'.

I guess we could fix this.
Though, I'd prefer if Emacs provided basic functionality to strip backup
suffix: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=60929

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