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Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/files.el')
| -rw-r--r-- | lisp/files.el | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el index 1e03ba1920f..312ecb3852f 100644 --- a/lisp/files.el +++ b/lisp/files.el @@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ when it has unsaved changes." A list of elements of the form (FROM . TO), each meaning to replace FROM with TO when it appears in a directory name. This replacement is done when setting up the default directory of a newly visited file. -*Every* FROM string ought to start with \"\\\\`\". + +FROM is matched against directory names anchored at the first +character, so it should start with a \"\\\\`\", or, if directory +names cannot have embedded newlines, with a \"^\". FROM and TO should be equivalent names, which refer to the same directory. Do not use `~' in the TO strings; @@ -3775,10 +3778,9 @@ BACKUPNAME is the backup file name, which is the old file renamed." (rename-file real-file-name backupname t) (setq setmodes (list modes context backupname))) (file-error - ;; If trouble writing the backup, write it in ~. - (setq backupname (expand-file-name - (convert-standard-filename - "~/%backup%~"))) + ;; If trouble writing the backup, write it in + ;; .emacs.d/%backup%. + (setq backupname (locate-user-emacs-file "%backup%~")) (message "Cannot write backup file; backing up in %s" backupname) (sleep-for 1) |