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bug#4527: Emacs removes Extended Attributes when saving
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Stefan Monnier |
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bug#4527: Emacs removes Extended Attributes when saving |
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Date: |
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:39:56 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
> When I edit a file that contains xattrs the xattrs are removed when I
> save the file inside of emacs.
You have to set backup-by-copying, otherwise the saved file is a new
file (with a new inode). Of course, this also affects whether or not
hardlinks get broken when saving a file, which may be what you want or
may be what you don't want.
Stefan