Re: Simple Q:
SL Baur writes:
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.
Sorry for not mentioning that. Personally I use the backup files, and
I like the default way they are created, in the same directory where
the edited file is.
Mike