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- From: kroupa%ARGOS.KAPSCH.CO.AT@vm.tcs.tulane.edu (Johannes Kroupa)
- Newsgroups: comp.emacs
- Subject: Re: Numbered Backups (version control)
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 04:06:56 -0500
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- Ori Degani writes:
- > Hi,
- > I'm using the version-control on emacs (actually epoch
- > 4.0p2). I was wondering if it even works right? I usually
- > save quite often (about every 5 minutes), but I don't get as
- > many numbered backup files ($FILE.~n~).
- > version (I saved a lot before that version)).
-
- > So I tried to edit a file just to see if the backup
- > version thing works. I changed just one character, and saved,
- > did that 13 (lucky number) times. What i got was just the
- > original saved file, and the newest file. (file.c and
- > file.c.~1~).
-
- Emacs (or epoch) makes a backup only the first time you save a file
- (or if previously requested). To make a backup when saving use
- universal-argument (one or more C-u's) before save-buffer (C-x C-s).
- See explanation of save-buffer (e.g. type: C-h f (normally
- bound to: describe-function) save-buffer) for details.
-
- Happy holidays
-
- -- Johannes
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