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From: larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: A beginner needs some help.
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Date: 27 Feb 88 21:09:46 GMT
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Reply-To: larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie)
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I am a new user to GNU Emacs.  Being quite comfortable with vi, I have made
use of the vip-mode available for GNU Emacs, but I have a problem.  With no
documentation, I haven't been able to figure out how to keep the Emacs editor
from using backup files, which I don't like to have around.  Is there a way of
forcing Emacs to refrain from backup file creation, or if not, a method of
automatic deletion upon exit?  I'd like to make this the default way that
Emacs works when I use it.

Any hints?

Also, I would like to get the latest version of the vip-mode (vip.el).  I am
using version 2.7 (Feb. 10, 1987).  If I am out of date, could someone send
me the latest version via e-mail?

Thanks in advance.

-Larry Gillespie

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