Re: strange auto-save behavior on Lynx

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> Date: 08 Sep 2003 16:39:05 -0400
> 
> When I first start typing in a file, say foo/bar.txt, a symbolic link
> foo/.#bar.txt -> stephe@roke.89 is created. Then, when I save the
> file, that symlink is renamed to stephe@roke.89 -> stephe@roke.89 (it
> is _not_ deleted).
> 
> I assume this is a bug in the Lynx implementation somewhere; I'm
> trying to track it down. I can't find a description of the correct
> behavior in the Emacs manual (it talks about auto-save files, but not
> at this level).

This is not an auto-save file, it's a user-lock file; it should be
deleted when you save your changes.  See the node "Interlocking" in
the Emacs manual, which describes this feature.