GNU bug report logs - #39189
26.2; recentf should save the list periodically

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>

Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:21:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.2

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>
Cc: 39189 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39189: 26.2; recentf should save the list periodically
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:05:49 +0100

ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu> writes:

> Currently, recentf saves the recentf list only when emacs exits. Sometimes,
> when emacs crashes I lose recently opened files from the list, because
> the list is not saved periodically.
>
> Emacs should save the list every 10 minutes or so when the user is idle, so
> the recentf list is preserved even if there is a crash.

Yes, that would be useful.

I like the semantics of `bookmark-save-flag'.  Perhaps we could
implement something more similar to that for recentf.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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