Re: Backup File Created.

[F. Xavier Noria]

;    Whenever i open a file in Emacs, a backup file is created with a 'tilde'
; character at the end.
; 
;    I dont want any backup files to be created.  Is there a way ?

Put this in your .emacs:

    (setq make-backup-files nil)

However, if you are just annoyed at the sight of all those ~s when
listing a directory, another alternative is to put them apart. For
instace:

    (defun make-backup-file-name (file)
      (concat "~/emacs/backup/" (file-name-nondirectory file)))

says that you want backups written in ~/emacs/backup/. (If you prefer
this don't setq `make-backup-files' to nil.)

-- Xavier