Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:
address@hidden (Björn Lindström) writes:
Currently I use this thing for Tramp backups:
(add-to-list 'backup-directory-alist
(cons tramp-file-name-regexp nil))
However, I think backup files lying around everywhere is a
nuisance. Ideally, I would like to have the backup directory for files
opened with Tramp set to /method:host:.backup. Is that possible?
How?
Not so simple. It would require a local setting of
`backup-directory-alist' in case of Tramp files, maybe in the
`find-file-hook'.
I see. While one could add ("\\`/ssh:address@hidden:"
. "/ssh:address@hidden:.backup/") to the list, it would only work
for *some* Tramp files, not for all of them. Hm.
Maybe this means that backup-directory-alist is not flexible enough.
WDOT? Should we request enhancement of backup-directory-alist in core
Emacs?
Kai