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From: tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)
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Subject: Re: backup files in EMACS, linked files
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Date: 26 Jul 90 22:28:50 GMT
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In <2620@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu> fritzz@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu
(fritz zaucker) writes:

   If I am editing a file, which has a link to it (I am talking about UNIX ln)
   and I save it, then the link is to the backup file (file~) insteed to the
   file (file) itself. I can imaging, how this happens, but I would still
   prefer it the other way round.
   Is there a way to get this?

(setq backup-by-copying t)

Dave
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