Hello, On 2016-02-04 13:42, Alan Schmitt writes: > Each time I use org-index to jump to some headline, the file where the > table lives is modified. Is there a way to automatically save the file > after each such change? The solution I’ve found is not org specific, but it may still be of interest here. I looked into how autosave work, and I can tweak it for that particular file using: # -*- auto-save-visited-file-name: t; -*- This way the file is autosaved (for instance when emacs is idle) as if it was really saved (and not in another file). Alan -- OpenPGP Key ID : 040D0A3B4ED2E5C7 Athmospheric CO₂ (Updated February 4, 2016, Mauna Loa Obs.): 403.08 ppm