autosv(2m)

NAME

autosv - Automatic file save

autosv Mode

a - mode line letter.

When this mode is enabled when the buffer is changed it will be automatically saved to a temporary file $auto-time(5) later.

Automatic saving for a buffer will not occur if

The buffer name starts with a '*', this is considered a temporary system buffer.

$auto-time(5) is set to 0, this disables auto-saving for all buffers.

The buffer does not a file name from which to generate a temporary file name. When this occurs the error message:

[Auto-writeout failure for buffer xxxxx]

MicroEmacs '99 can not write to the generated temporary file name. When this occurs the error message:

[Auto-writeout failure for file xxxxx#]

On unlimited length file name systems (UNIX), the temporary file naming convention used for file xxxxx:

xxxxx -> xxxxx#

On systems with an xxxxxxxx.yyy file name (DOS etc), the following file naming convention is used:

xxxxxxxx     -> xxxxxxxx.###
xxxxxxxx.y   -> xxxxxxxx.y##
xxxxxxxx.yy  -> xxxxxxxx.yy#
xxxxxxxx.yyy -> xxxxxxxx.yy#

This mode MUST be enabled globally when the file is loaded for the file style to be correctly detected.

It is strongly advised that autosv mode is permanently enabled.