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From: nate@cpocd2.UUCP (Nathan Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Gnu backup files
Message-ID: <1051@cpocd2.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jan 88 16:59:38 GMT
References: <595@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: nate@cpocd2.UUCP (Nathan Hess)
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In article <595@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> creps@silver.UUCP (Steve Creps) writes:
>    Does anyone know if there is a way to tell Gnu Emacs not to create
> a backup file? That is, when you save "file" it renames the last version
> of it to "file~". I'm looking for an option or flag to tell Gnu not to
> do this, just leave the new version.

When your current buffer is the one you don't want a backup file for,
try the following:

M-x set-variable RET make-backup-files RET nil RET

This should do the trick.
--woodstock

P.S.  Here is a portion of the GNU Emacs manual that talks about the
appropriate variable:

[ Copyright (C) 1986, 1987 by Free Software Foundation, Inc. ]

Backup Files
------------

  Because Unix does not provide version numbers in file names, rewriting a
file in Unix automatically destroys all record of what the file used to
contain.  Thus, saving a file from Emacs throws away the old contents of
the file---or it would, except that Emacs carefully copies the old contents
to another file, called the "backup" file, before actually saving.
(Provided the variable `make-backup-files' is non-`nil'.
Backup files are not written if this variable is `nil').
-- 
	   "How did you get your mind to tilt like your hat?"

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