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Save file locks in centralized location

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Radon Rosborough <radon.neon <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 31908 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31908: Save file locks in centralized location
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 14:49:48 +0100

Radon Rosborough <radon.neon <at> gmail.com> writes:

> While you have an unsaved buffer, Emacs creates a lock file [1] in the
> current directory. This is useful to prevent concurrent edits, but it
> is also annoying to have the extra file around: for example, if you
> save frequently while you have a Dired pane with a fast Auto Revert
> enabled in another window, the lock file will keep appearing and
> disappearing rapidly.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

This has been fixed for Emacs 28 by the introduction of the
`lock-file-name-transforms' variable, so I'm closing this bug report.

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