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@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/backups
@node Backups and Auto-Saving, Buffers, Files, Top
@chapter Backups and Auto-Saving
@cindex backups and auto-saving
@cindex back up and auto save

  Backup files and auto-save files are two methods by which Emacs tries
to protect the user from the consequences of crashes or of the user's
own errors.  Auto-saving preserves the text from earlier in the current
editing session; backup files preserve file contents prior to the

@end defvar


@node Rename or Copy
@subsection Backup by Renaming or by Copying?
@cindex backup files, how to make them

  There are two ways that Emacs can make a backup file:

@itemize @bullet
@item

automatically compare a file with its most recent backup.
@end defun

@node Auto-Saving
@section Auto-Saving
@cindex auto-saving

  Emacs periodically saves all files that you are visiting; this is
called @dfn{auto-saving}.  Auto-saving prevents you from losing more
than a limited amount of work if the system crashes.  By default,
auto-saves happen every 300 keystrokes, or after around 30 seconds of

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@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/backups
@node Backups and Auto-Saving, Buffers, Files, Top
@chapter Backups and Auto-Saving
@cindex backups and auto-saving

  Backup files and auto-save files are two methods by which Emacs tries
to protect the user from the consequences of crashes or of the user's
own errors.  Auto-saving preserves the text from earlier in the current
editing session; backup files preserve file contents prior to the

@end defvar


@node Rename or Copy
@subsection Backup by Renaming or by Copying?
@cindex backup files, rename or copy

  There are two ways that Emacs can make a backup file:

@itemize @bullet
@item

automatically compare a file with its most recent backup.
@end defun

@node Auto-Saving
@section Auto-Saving
@c @cindex auto-saving   Lots of symbols starting with auto-save here.

  Emacs periodically saves all files that you are visiting; this is
called @dfn{auto-saving}.  Auto-saving prevents you from losing more
than a limited amount of work if the system crashes.  By default,
auto-saves happen every 300 keystrokes, or after around 30 seconds of