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Re: backup method
From: |
Han Boetes |
Subject: |
Re: backup method |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:27:22 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.6i |
Han Boetes wrote:
> Luc Teirlinck wrote:
> > Han Boetes wrote:
> >
> > Perhaps it's also an idea to disable backups altogether if the
> > file is in /tmp
> >
> > Is this not already the case? From `(elisp)Making Backups':
> >
> > -- Variable: backup-enable-predicate
>
> I do not yet seem to have this variable in the multitty branch,
> which is now over a month old. Must be something new.
Ow wait. I got it!!
I normally set TMP and TMPDIR to ~/.tmp so all tmpfiles are made
in those dirs.
Very good measure against programs that use unsafe tmpfile
creation and what not.
I just tested it. If I ``unset TMP TMPDIR'' and then set backup by
moving I get no problems with crontab because c-h v
temporary-file-directory is "/tmp/"
But not all programs honour TMP and TMPDIR. So I suggest that that
variable should always include /tmp/
# Han
- Re: backup method, (continued)
Re: backup method, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/01/26
Re: backup method, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/01/27
Re: backup method, Kim F. Storm, 2005/01/27
Re: backup method, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/01/27
Re: backup method, Richard Stallman, 2005/01/27