Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!APPLE.COM!satyr!kayvan From: satyr!kayvan@APPLE.COM (Kayvan Sylvan) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Auto-save files not generated in /tmp Message-ID: <8812011124.AA04283@satyr.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 19:24:33 GMT Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: satyr!kayvan@apple.com Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 24 In GNU Emacs 18.52.4 of Wed Nov 30 1988 on satyr (usg-unix-v) Starting emacs in my home directory, I do C-x C-f ho (to find a new file ho). I type some characters and save the file. I type some more characters and save the file. Dired shows that both ho and ho~ exist. Great so far. M-x cd /tmp (change directory to /tmp) Now, I do C-x C-f ho. I type some characters. I save the buffer. I type some more charaters. Dired shows only the file ho (there is no ho~). Relevant lines from my .emacs: (setq auto-save-default t) ; auto-save (setq backup-before-writing t) ; backup before writing Any ideas, GNUrus??? ---Kayvan