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How do I stop emacs from creating backup files?

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Mar 15, 202616990 views
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I know there's probably a very good reason for it (i.e. backup) - but for personal reasons (it's just annoying me), is it possible to stop emacs from creating a backup of every file I edit? I'm talking about when it creates a file appended with the character.

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FooBar~
HelloWorld
HelloWorld~

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Put in your .emacs file. What the variable does... make-backup-files is a variable defined in `files.el'. Non-nil means make a backup of a file the first time it is saved. This can be done by renaming the file or by copying. Renaming means that Emac…

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