Re: emacs without backup option

2000-11-16 Thread robert_wilhelm_land
Jay Ford wrote: Does someone know which option is regarded to avoid emacs from imediately creating a backup file by opening a new or any other file? Put the following in ~/.emacs: (setq make-backup-files nil) ; Never create backup files It works for me. Just tested it -

Re: emacs without backup option

2000-11-16 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% [EMAIL PROTECTED] (robert_wilhelm_land) writes: rwl Jay Ford wrote: Does someone know which option is regarded to avoid emacs from imediately creating a backup file by opening a new or any other file? Just a clarification: Emacs doesn't make a backup when you open a file,

RE: emacs without backup option

2000-11-15 Thread Lewis, James M.
Does someone know which option is regarded to avoid emacs from imediately creating a backup file by opening a new or any other file? I did read the man page, but unfortunatly was not able to find the appropiate parameter. I haven't tried it but there is a variable called

RE: emacs without backup option

2000-11-15 Thread Jay Ford
Does someone know which option is regarded to avoid emacs from imediately creating a backup file by opening a new or any other file? Put the following in ~/.emacs: (setq make-backup-files nil) ; Never create backup files It works for me.

Re: emacs without backup option

2000-11-15 Thread Daniel Freedman
Robert, I think you might be looking for something like: '(setq make-backup-files nil)' This is from memory, but it should provide a starting point. HTH, Daniel Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:57:51 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (robert_wilhelm_land) To: debian-user