From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Neil Jerram Subject: Re: backup of abbrev_defs Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:41:30 +0000 Message-ID: References: <87woatew1n.fsf@skimble.plus.com> <87tv5x51rf.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000064f9950599f9c475" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47114) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ihYeD-0001zP-4S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:41:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ihYeB-0001pe-5s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:41:48 -0500 Received: from mail-qt1-x843.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::843]:44874) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ihYeA-0001jc-PM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:41:46 -0500 Received: by mail-qt1-x843.google.com with SMTP id t3so1792853qtr.11 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 04:41:45 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87tv5x51rf.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: "Fraga, Eric" Cc: Org Mode List , Sharon Kimble --00000000000064f9950599f9c475 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, 18 Dec 2019, 11:10 Fraga, Eric, wrote: > On Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019 at 11:02, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > I've tried using a symlink to the file held in another directory, but > > when I restarted emacs the symlink wasn't followed and it created a new > > abbrev_def file from somewhere, I don't know where. > > This is strange. I have my .abbrev_defs symlinked to elsewhere and it > works just fine. I've been doing this for years, probably from emacs > v22 onwards (but that's just a guess). > > To answer your original question, I use version control (e.g. src or > git) to manage that file along with other dotfiles. > Likewise; I symlink from ~/.emacs to the real .emacs in my git-managed repo, and that has been working well for me. Best wishes, Neil --00000000000064f9950599f9c475 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, 18 Dec 2019, 11:10 Fraga, Eric, <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
On Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019 at 11:02, Sharon Kimble = wrote:
> I've tried using a symlink to the file held in another directory, = but
> when I restarted emacs the symlink wasn't followed and it created = a new
> abbrev_def file from somewhere, I don't know where.

This is strange.=C2=A0 I have my .abbrev_defs symlinked to elsewhere and it=
works just fine.=C2=A0 I've been doing this for years, probably from em= acs
v22 onwards (but that's just a guess).

To answer your original question, I use version control (e.g. src or
git) to manage that file along with other dotfiles.
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Likewise; I symlink from= ~/.emacs to the real .emacs in my git-managed repo, and that has been work= ing well for me.

Best wi= shes,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Neil

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