(defvar dired-kept-versions 2
"*When cleaning directory, number of versions to keep.")
-(defvar trim-versions-without-asking nil
- "*If t, deletes excess backup versions silently.
-If nil, asks confirmation. Any other value prevents any trimming.")
+(defvar delete-old-versions nil
+ "*If t, delete excess backup versions silently.
+If nil, ask confirmation. Any other value prevents any trimming.")
(defvar kept-old-versions 2
"*Number of oldest versions to keep when a new numbered backup is made.")
;; ask the user to confirm now, before doing anything.
;; But don't actually delete til later.
(and targets
- (or (eq trim-versions-without-asking t) (eq trim-versions-without-asking nil))
- (or trim-versions-without-asking
+ (or (eq delete-old-versions t) (eq delete-old-versions nil))
+ (or delete-old-versions
(y-or-n-p (format "Delete excess backup versions of %s? "
real-file-name))))))
;; Actually write the back up file.
and `kept-new-versions', which tells how many newest versions to keep.
Defaults are 2 old versions and 2 new.
`dired-kept-versions' controls dired's clean-directory (.) command.
-If `trim-versions-without-asking' is nil, system will query user
+If `delete-old-versions' is nil, system will query user
before trimming versions. Otherwise it does it silently."
(interactive "p")
(let ((modp (buffer-modified-p))