Re: how to keep emacs from creating backup files

[Kevin Rodgers]

Daniel Hartmanstorfer wrote:
> How can I keep emacs from making the ~file.txt and #file.txt# files
> everytime I edit a file.

file.txt~ is a backup file.  #file.txt# is an auto save file.

You can read about them in the Emacs manual, in the "Backup" and "Auto
Save" sections (surprise!):

|    For most files, the variable `make-backup-files' determines whether
| to make backup files.  On most operating systems, its default value is
| `t', so that Emacs does write backup files.

|    Each time you visit a file, auto-saving is turned on for that file's
| buffer if the variable `auto-save-default' is non-`nil' (but not in
| batch mode; *note Entering Emacs::).  The default for this variable is
| `t', so auto-saving is the usual practice for file-visiting buffers.

So:

(setq make-backup-files nil)
(setq auto-save-default nil)    ; Don't do this!

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Kevin Rodgers