Re: How elim. "~ files" and regain backspace functionality??!?!?!

[Kevin Dziulko]

I use:
(setq make-backup-files nil)
in my .emacs file instead of auto-save-mode. This way, my work is still 
auto-saved in a temp file(those #file# files), but I don't end up with all 
of the "~ files".


> From: "J. E. Lewis" <louie@louie.cc>
> To: Chris Seberino <seberino@spawar.navy.mil>, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: How elim. "~ files" and regain backspace functionality??!?!?!
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:20:10 -0500
>
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 01:13:14PM -0800, Chris Seberino wrote:
> > How do I avoid all these files with ~ at the end
> > being created in the first place?????
>
> In your .emacs you need
> (auto-save-mode ARG)
>
> If ARG is positive then it is on, anything else and it is off.
> --
> -jel-
> louie@louie.cc
>
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