Re: Simple Q:
mike fabian <mike.fabian(a)mail.rhein-ruhr.de> writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org:
Jake Callery writes:
> why does xemacs leave files like "filename~" laying around?
These are backup files of the files you edited.
> and is there any way to stop that from happening?
put
(setq make-backup-files nil)
in your .emacs.
This is potentially very dangerous. Backup files are turned on by
default for a reason -- they provide a bit of extra safety if
something goes wrong. You can turn off backup files, but be aware
that the possibility of losing data is higher without them.
I would suggest taking a look at backup-dir.el. It allows you put the
backup files into an arbitrary directory somewhere out of the way.
My question: In sample.emacs we have code that describes how to enable
auto-save.el. Are enough people using backup-dir to merit putting
code to enable it in sample.emacs? I use auto-save.el though I don't
particularly like it. Backup files I use a great deal more often.