Re: .org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Alain.Cochard@unistra.fr writes:

> I have noticed by chance that files with the .org.bak extension are in
> Org mode by default.
>
> If one does not pay attention, it can lead to mistakes.
>
> If it is really intended, why not mention it in the manual? (In 1.3,
> where it is said that "Files with the ‘.org’ extension use Org mode by
> default.")
>
> Are there other similar cases?

Any backup file is opened as if the file name did not contain the backup
suffix:

`auto-mode-alist' contains:

 ("\\.~?[0-9]+\\.[0-9][-.0-9]*~?\\'" nil t)
 ("\\.\\(?:orig\\|in\\|[bB][aA][kK]\\)\\'" nil t)

meaning "if file name matches, strip the match and try determining major
mode again"

> Also, the names of files generated upon export, although making sense,
> cannot be anticipated: while 'foo.org' is latex exported as 'foo.tex'
> (as said in the manual), 'foo.org.bak' becomes 'foo.org.tex'.

I guess we could fix this.
Though, I'd prefer if Emacs provided basic functionality to strip backup
suffix: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=60929

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