Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!yale!husc6!mit-eddie!PREP.AI.MIT.EDU!rms From: rms@PREP.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard M. Stallman) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: concerning Gnu Emacs backup files Message-ID: <8701050256.AA05804@EDDIE.MIT.EDU> Date: Sun, 4-Jan-87 22:07:48 EST Article-I.D.: EDDIE.8701050256.AA05804 Posted: Sun Jan 4 22:07:48 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Jan-87 01:36:03 EST Sender: nessus@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU Lines: 10 The purpose of backup files is to stay around for a while so you can back out of mistakes. Backup files are not out of date until months have gone by and it is no longer likely you will come across a bug. If you don't like this feature, just turn it off. Set make-backup-files to nil. Making find delete everyone's backup files is horrible! Even if you don't want backup files, someone else on the system probably does. Just delete your own.