Re: Backing up abbrev_defs?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:37:57 +0100
> 
> I want to backup my abbrev_defs file exactly the same as everything else is 
> backed up, i.e. when there is a change to it, a backup is triggered to save 
> it in ~/.emacs.d/backups. Although the position is slightly complicated as 
> its not normally open in any buffer, so the backup would presumably have to 
> be triggered on the source files changing.
> 
> I've googled but haven't found any instances of it being backed up, so there 
> isn't anything seemingly available for me to hack from or with. So can some 
> kind soul help with some working code, or guidance to a non-programmer to 
> achieve this please?

I don't understand the question.  Are you saying that when you save
your abbrevs, Emacs doesn't create a backup file for abbrev_defs, as
it does for any other file you save?