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Re: backup files on mounted filesystems
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: backup files on mounted filesystems |
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Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:58:24 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I've noticed that I do not seem to get automatic backup files if I am
> on a mounted filesystem (eg /tmp).
On Unix, you can't basically access a file unless it's on
a mounted filesystem. Even "/" is a "mounted filesystem".
But yes, /tmp is treated specially in Emacs. You can set
backup-enable-predicate to another function if you want to change
this behavior.
Stefan
Re: backup files on mounted filesystems,
Stefan Monnier <=