GNU bug report logs - #47353
Numbered backups also need kept-new-versions else will grow out of control

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:44:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 47352

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Chris Elvidge <celvidge001 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 47353 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47353: Numbered backups also need kept-new-versions else will grow out of control
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:52:49 +0800

>>>>> "CE" == Chris Elvidge <celvidge001 <at> gmail.com> writes:

CE> So 'use common sense to limit disk space used' has to be stated in the
CE> manual?

Hmmm, yes.
And also mention in the manual that e.g., emacs has methods to trim
these automatically, but coreutils hasn't implemented them yet.

Else users will write elaborate programs to do it, thinking that nobody
thought about it yet.
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