Re: .org.bak files are in Org mode -- intended?

[Ruijie Yu via "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>]

Alain.Cochard@unistra.fr writes:

> I have noticed by chance that files with the .org.bak extension are in
> Org mode by default.
>
> If one does not pay attention, it can lead to mistakes.
>
> If it is really intended, why not mention it in the manual? (In 1.3,
> where it is said that "Files with the ‘.org’ extension use Org mode by
> default.")
>
> Are there other similar cases?
>
> Also, the names of files generated upon export, although making sense,
> cannot be anticipated: while 'foo.org' is latex exported as 'foo.tex'
> (as said in the manual), 'foo.org.bak' becomes 'foo.org.tex'.

I believe this is not org-specific.  Opening "1.txt.bak" makes the
buffer use `text-mode'.

Best,


RY