From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexander Baier Subject: Re: org-indent-mode corrupted most of a big org file Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:58:08 +0100 Message-ID: <87y542147z.fsf@gmail.com> References: <8738mb2rhq.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47189) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VnpYf-0000on-Iq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:58:41 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VnpYX-0004nH-5H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:58:33 -0500 Received: from mail-ea0-x234.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c01::234]:32909) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VnpYW-0004n2-Un for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:58:25 -0500 Received: by mail-ea0-f180.google.com with SMTP id f15so10046959eak.11 for ; Tue, 03 Dec 2013 04:58:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Johann Spies's message of "Tue, 3 Dec 2013 10:33:44 +0200") 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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Johann Spies Cc: Rainer Stengele , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hello Johann, that is strange. I cannot remember doing something else besides putting the mentioned code into my init file. I can only think of these "trivial" reason why this does not work for you: - Did you evaluate the code or restarted your emacs? - Are the files you are editing somewhere under /home/js/? - Did you really edit and save a file since adding the code to your init file? - In case you are editing files under version control: Did you turn on vc-make-backup-files? HTH, -- Alexander Baier On 13-12-03 09:33 Johann Spies wrote: > Thanks for sharing this. However, after adding this to my ~/.emacs I do not > see anything appearing in my .emacs.d/backup directory. > > #+begin_src emacs-lisp > (setq make-backup-files t) > (setq backup-directory-alist '(("/home/js/*" . "/home/js/.emacs.d/backup"))) > (setq backup-by-copying t ; don't use symlinks > delete-old-versions t ; don't ask me about deleting backups > kept-new-versions 20 > kept-old-versions 5 > version-control t) ; use versioned backups > #+end_src > > > > Regards > Johann > > > On 2 December 2013 17:37, Alexander Baier wrote: > >> On 13-12-02 12:21 Rainer Stengele wrote: >> > All, >> > >> > last week I played around with org-indent-mode in my biggest (37.000 >> lines) org file. >> > 3 days later I detected that most of the file was corrupted. >> > WHy so late? Using the agenda I only saw the todos and did not recognise >> the corrupted structures. >> > Most "*" items had been placed at the beginning of the line and >> therefore now became headlines. >> > I do not know how this happened. I am not sure if I myself was the >> reason somehow. >> > Anyway I had to spend a fair amount of work to get the old file format >> from >> > subversion and insert the changes since the corruption. >> > >> > This is just a warning to have backups at hand before changing to >> org-indent mode. >> > Then immediately and check often the contents of the file until you are >> sure all is running well. >> > >> > Maybe someone has an idea. >> > >> > I will try to convert again later but then be much more careful. >> > >> > Rainer >> > >> > >> >> FWIW, I have the following snippet in my init file, that uses emacs' >> build-in backup machanism to save me from such things. As emacs stuffs >> them all in one central location, I do not have to worry about polluting >> my filesystem. >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (setq make-backup-files t) >> (setq backup-directory-alist '(("/home/delexi/*" . >> "/home/delexi/.emacs.d/backup"))) >> (setq backup-by-copying t ; don't use symlinks >> delete-old-versions t ; don't ask me about deleting backups >> kept-new-versions 20 >> kept-old-versions 5 >> version-control t) ; use versioned backups >> #+end_src >> >> If you want to make backups from files under version control, you also >> have to set the following: >> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp >> (setq vc-make-backup-files t) >> #+end_src >> >> This already saved me a couple of times. >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Alexander Baier >> >>