Re: Ownership and permissions of backup files

[Glenn Morris]

Kai Großjohann wrote:

> So if you want the backup file to belong to somebody other than the
> user running Emacs, you have to use Tramp for writing the backup
> file.

That's what I thought.

> Yes, I think it is best to include such a comment.  [time passes]
> Done in CVS.  WDYT?

It reads very clearly to me.

> (add-to-list 'backup-directory-alist (cons tramp-file-name-regexp nil))
>
> This ought to do the trick, but I haven't tested it.  Could you test
> it?

Works fine for me.


Many thanks, Kai.