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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Tue, 19 May 1998 03:45:57 +0000 |
| parents | 90da2489c498 |
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| 287 @defun make-backup-file-name filename | 287 @defun make-backup-file-name filename |
| 288 This function returns a string that is the name to use for a | 288 This function returns a string that is the name to use for a |
| 289 non-numbered backup file for file @var{filename}. On Unix, this is just | 289 non-numbered backup file for file @var{filename}. On Unix, this is just |
| 290 @var{filename} with a tilde appended. | 290 @var{filename} with a tilde appended. |
| 291 | 291 |
| 292 The standard definition of this function is as follows: | 292 The standard definition of this function, on most operating systems, is |
| 293 as follows: | |
| 293 | 294 |
| 294 @smallexample | 295 @smallexample |
| 295 @group | 296 @group |
| 296 (defun make-backup-file-name (file) | 297 (defun make-backup-file-name (file) |
| 297 "Create the non-numeric backup file name for FILE@enddots{}" | 298 "Create the non-numeric backup file name for FILE@enddots{}" |
| 304 to prepend a @samp{.} in addition to appending a tilde: | 305 to prepend a @samp{.} in addition to appending a tilde: |
| 305 | 306 |
| 306 @smallexample | 307 @smallexample |
| 307 @group | 308 @group |
| 308 (defun make-backup-file-name (filename) | 309 (defun make-backup-file-name (filename) |
| 309 (concat "." filename "~")) | 310 (expand-file-name |
| 311 (concat "." (file-name-nondirectory filename) "~") | |
| 312 (file-name-directory filename))) | |
| 310 @end group | 313 @end group |
| 311 | 314 |
| 312 @group | 315 @group |
| 313 (make-backup-file-name "backups.texi") | 316 (make-backup-file-name "backups.texi") |
| 314 @result{} ".backups.texi~" | 317 @result{} ".backups.texi~" |
| 315 @end group | 318 @end group |
| 316 @end smallexample | 319 @end smallexample |
| 320 | |
| 321 Some parts of Emacs, including some Dired commands, assume that backup | |
| 322 file names end with @samp{~}. If you do not follow that convention, it | |
| 323 will not cause serious problems, but these commands may give | |
| 324 less-than-desirable results. | |
| 317 @end defun | 325 @end defun |
| 318 | 326 |
| 319 @defun find-backup-file-name filename | 327 @defun find-backup-file-name filename |
| 320 This function computes the file name for a new backup file for | 328 This function computes the file name for a new backup file for |
| 321 @var{filename}. It may also propose certain existing backup files for | 329 @var{filename}. It may also propose certain existing backup files for |