GNU bug report logs - #34225
27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode

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Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:44:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 34225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:50:43 +0200

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 22:34:03 +0200
> 
> I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix ‘-’ instead of ‘~’

It does?  I seem to be unable to reproduce this:

  (make-backup-file-name "/etc/passwd")
    => "/etc/passwd~"

What am I missing?
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