Re: Gratuitous user interface change risks losing user work

[Chris Moore]

Gregory Stark <address@hidden> writes:

> "Chris Moore" <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> When you typed 'yes' and hit return to say you wanted to save your
>> work, Emacs will have made a backup of the file you were overwriting
>> in <filename>~.
>
> No, it didn't; I looked. The latest backup file I had was a couple weeks old.

OK.  I didn't test this much, but I thought when I did that I saw it
make a backup at that point.

> On that note I was wondering if there was any option to have emacs make more
> backup files.

There's this:

  C-x C-s runs the command save-buffer

  By default, makes the previous version into a backup file if
  previously requested or if this is the first save.

  Prefixed with one C-u, marks this version to become a backup when the
  next save is done.

  Prefixed with two C-u's, unconditionally makes the previous version
  into a backup file.

  Prefixed with three C-u's, marks this version to become a backup when
  the next save is done, and unconditionally makes the previous version
  into a backup file.

Chris.