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Re: dired rename backup file too


From: martin rudalics
Subject: Re: dired rename backup file too
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:01:23 +0100
User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302)

> When renaming a file with dired "R" (dired-do-rename), I'd like it to
> rename the backup file too.  So foo -> bar and foo~ -> bar~.  Is there a
> secret option or other command to do that?
>
> I only use the single foo~ backup style, not the numbered backups, if
> that makes it easier.

I think such an option would make sense for `rename-file' itself.  And
it should handle any kinds of backups Emacs recognizes.

martin



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