Re: auto-saving in other directory

[bojohan+news@dd.chalmers.se (Johan Bockgård)]

Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:

> "leo" <halloleo@noospaam.myrealbox.com> writes:
>
>> for backup files (like "filename.~1~) i can easily tell emacs to
>> create them in its own subdirectory via backup-directory-alist.
>>
>> regarding auto-saving files (like "#filename#") this mechanism
>> doesn't exist.
>
> I think you should be able to do it by customizing
> `auto-save-file-name-transforms'.

I thought so too, but I have found this as well (also mentioned in the
Emacs manual):

,----[ C-h f make-auto-save-file-name RET ]
| make-auto-save-file-name is a compiled Lisp function in `files'.
| (make-auto-save-file-name)
| 
| Return file name to use for auto-saves of current buffer. Does not
| consider `auto-save-visited-file-name' as that variable is checked
| before calling this function. You can redefine this for
| customization. See also `auto-save-file-name-p'.
`----

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Johan Bockgård