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changeset 44717:1fdf19dbc2e8
(Auto Save Files): Mention auto-save-file-name-transforms.
(Remote Files): Mention auto-save-file-name-transforms.
| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:56:08 +0000 |
| parents | f5af14e5f5a3 |
| children | e1f429a4cfd7 |
| files | man/files.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/files.texi Sat Apr 20 22:25:55 2002 +0000 +++ b/man/files.texi Sat Apr 20 22:56:08 2002 +0000 @@ -944,6 +944,14 @@ @code{auto-save-file-name-p}). The file name to be used for auto-saving in a buffer is calculated when auto-saving is turned on in that buffer. +@cindex auto-save for remote files +@vindex auto-save-file-name-transforms +The variable @code{auto-save-file-name-transforms} allows a +degree of control over the auto-save file name. The default value is +set up to put the auto-save files for remote files +(@pxref{Remote Files}) into the temporary file directory on the local +machine. + When you delete a substantial part of the text in a large buffer, auto save turns off temporarily in that buffer. This is because if you deleted the text unintentionally, you might find the auto-save file more @@ -2975,6 +2983,10 @@ If you want to disable backups for remote files, set the variable @code{ange-ftp-make-backup-files} to @code{nil}. + By default, the auto-save files (@pxref{Auto Save Files}) for remote +files are made in the temporary file directory on the local machine. +This is achieved using the variable @code{auto-save-file-name-transforms}. + @cindex ange-ftp @vindex ange-ftp-default-user @cindex user name for remote file access