Re: Preventing the creation of backup files when using :if-exists :new-version
Pascal Bourguignon <[email protected]>
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"Denis Papathanasiou" <[email protected]> writes: > I've noticed that CMUCL (I'm running it on debian) creates backup > files (i.e., tilde suffix copies, similar to the Emacs default > behavior when saving a file) when I write to a file output stream with > the :if-exists :new-version parameters. > > Is there a way to turn this off? Yes, if you don't want NEW VERSIONS, don't use :NEW-VERSION ! Use :IF-EXISTS :SUPERSEDE instead! -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ NOTE: The most fundamental particles in this product are held together by a "gluing" force about which little is currently known and whose adhesive power can therefore not be permanently guaranteed.