larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie) (02/28/88)
I am a new user to GNU Emacs. Being quite comfortable with vi, I have made use of the vip-mode available for GNU Emacs, but I have a problem. With no documentation, I haven't been able to figure out how to keep the Emacs editor from using backup files, which I don't like to have around. Is there a way of forcing Emacs to refrain from backup file creation, or if not, a method of automatic deletion upon exit? I'd like to make this the default way that Emacs works when I use it. Any hints? Also, I would like to get the latest version of the vip-mode (vip.el). I am using version 2.7 (Feb. 10, 1987). If I am out of date, could someone send me the latest version via e-mail? Thanks in advance. -Larry Gillespie {sun, varian, ucbvax, lll-crg, ihnp4}!zehntel!zinfandel!larryg
bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) (03/01/88)
In article <428@zehntel.UUCP> larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie) writes: >Is there a way of forcing Emacs to refrain from backup file creation... Add the following to your ~/.emacs: (setq make-backup-files nil) -=- Bob Sutterfield, Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University; 2036 Neil Ave. Columbus OH USA 43210-1277 bob@cis.ohio-state.edu or ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!bob
msb@ho5cad.ATT.COM (03/02/88)
In article <428@zehntel.UUCP> larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie) writes: > I am a new user to GNU Emacs. Being quite comfortable with vi, I have > made use of the vip-mode available for GNU Emacs, but I have a > problem. With no documentation, I haven't been able to figure out how > to keep the Emacs editor from using backup files, which I don't like > to have around. Is there a way of forcing Emacs to refrain from > backup file creation, or if not, a method of automatic deletion upon > exit? I'd like to make this the default way that Emacs works when I > use it. Look in info/vip for some documentation. Since I don't use vip-mode, I haven't looked at it a lot. What you need may be in there. If you do not have a copy of it, send me mail. I'd be glad to send you a copy.
shirono@grasp.cis.upenn.edu (Roberto Shironoshita) (03/07/88)
In article <284@ho7cad.ATT.COM> msb@ho5cad.ATT.COM writes: >In article <428@zehntel.UUCP> larryg@zinfandel.zehntel.com (Larry Gillespie) writes: >> [ Larry asking how to prevent GNU Emacs to make backups. ] >> [ The vip-mode stuff he mentions is irrelevant (I think ;-)] > >Look in info/vip for some documentation. Since I don't use vip-mode, >I haven't looked at it a lot. What you need may be in there. Backup files are a feature of GNU Emacs, not of the different modes/emulations. In $HOME/.emacs, you can put: (setq make-backup-files nil) to prevent GNU Emacs from making backups. Roberto Shironoshita ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- The University doesn't know I exist. | Internet: 2- Of course I may be wrong. | shirono@grasp.cis.upenn.edu
lrs@esl.UUCP (Lynn Slater) (03/07/88)
Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.44.12 of Mon Nov 16 1987 on esl (berkeley-unix) > Is there a way of forcing Emacs to refrain from > backup file creation, or if not, a method of automatic deletion upon > exit? Set buffer-auto-save-file-name to nil. You may do this when establishing the mode. =============================================================== Lynn Slater ESL/TRW (408) 738-2888 x 4482 lrs@esl.COM ===============================================================