Re: I messed up my groups display...

>>>>>> Mekeor Melire <[email protected]>:
>> Does anyone keep newsrc under version control (e.g. in Git
>> repository)?

I have been a Gnus user for barely a year and have repeatedly corrupted the newsrc file while trying features randomly or forgetting to quit Gnus properly.

So I have started using version control and also format the eld file to make diffs easier to understand. Thus far, these measures have been super helpful.

(defun gnus-indent-newsrc-eld-after-save (&rest _)
  "Format .newsrc.eld using pp-buffer after GNUS saves it."
  (let ((file (concat gnus-current-startup-file ".eld")))
    (when (file-exists-p file)
      (message "Formatting %s..." (file-name-nondirectory file))
      (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect file)
        (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
              (buffer-backed-up t)
              (backup-inhibited t))
          (pp-buffer)
          (save-buffer)
          (message "Formatted %s" (file-name-nondirectory file)))
        (kill-buffer)))))

(advice-add 'gnus-save-newsrc-file :after #'gnus-indent-newsrc-eld-after-save)

I do not back up my Home directory, I have instead moved the gnus-startup-file to a private notes repo which stays in sync across all machines.