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Re: [h-e-w] Save as?
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Peter Davis |
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Re: [h-e-w] Save as? |
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Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:10:17 -0400 |
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I usually just open a new file of the name I want to use for "Save as
..", insert the old file, and save the result. It's pretty simple
and doesn't affect the other buffer at all.
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 04:31:22PM +0100, Dr Francis J. Wright wrote:
> From: "Morgan V. Cundiff" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:56 PM
> Subject: [h-e-w] Save as?
>
>
> > How do you do a Save Buffer As without closing the current buffer and
> > opening the "saved as" buffer? I want to be able to create a backup of the
> > buffer I am working on (with a different file name) but I do not want
> > anything else to happen.
>
>
> Provided you are willing to save the current buffer (which is probably a
> good idea anyway!), you could then copy the corresponding file, say by using
> the C command in dired. That would give you a backup with a different name,
> without affecting the current buffer.
>
> Francis
>
>
>
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- [h-e-w] Save as?, Morgan V. Cundiff, 2003/04/30
- RE: [h-e-w] Save as?, Ludwig, Mark, 2003/04/30
- Re: [h-e-w] Save as?, Robinows, 2003/04/30
- Re: [h-e-w] Save as?, Robinows, 2003/04/30
- RE: [h-e-w] Save as?, Ludwig, Mark, 2003/04/30