Re: Backup directory

[Nilesh Dalvi]

Add the following lines in your .emacs,
where `backup' is the name of directory you want:

;; CREATE BACKUP FILES IN SEPARATE DIRECTORY 
(defun make-backup-file-name (file)
  (concat "~/backup/" file))

On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 10:39:06PM +0200, Jesper Holmberg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> is it possible to define a certain directory where all backup files
> (i.e. *~) are saved, instead of them being saved in the same directory
> as the original?
> 
> Jesper
> 
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> 
> Jesper Holmberg                               jeho5791@student.uu.se
> 
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