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Re: could you please help me with my problem
From: |
Kai Großjohann |
Subject: |
Re: could you please help me with my problem |
Date: |
22 May 2001 18:41:26 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.090004 (Oort Gnus v0.04) Emacs/21.0.104 |
On Tue, 22 May 2001, Chris Bildfell wrote:
> Once the file called "filename" has been auto-saved I type the
> propper keystrokes to exit the editor without saving the changes in
> the buffer:
>
> C-x C-c
> n
> yes
> <ret>
>
> when this is complete the program is closed properly.
> this is where the problem occurs...
> when i check the contents of the directory using the command:
>
> ls -l | more
>
> not only does the auto-saved file "#filename#" appear but also
> another file called ".#filename ->
> bildfell@phobos.astro.uwo.ca.'some number':1"
This is a lock file. With the lock file, Emacs can see whether
somebody else is editing the file.
Clearly, it is a bug that Emacs fails to delete the lockfile on exit.
kai (hopes he's right about that "clearly" part)
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