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From: loafman@convex.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Gnu backup files
Message-ID: <64200001@convex>
Date: 4 Jan 88 16:11:00 GMT
References: <595@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
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Nf-From: convex.UUCP!loafman    Jan  4 10:11:00 1988


Steve,

In your .emacs config file enter the following:

(setq make-backup-files nil)

That will turn off the making of backup files.

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