From bca822763d1a58d23418794bf852ae45697fce3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gered <gered@blarg.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:11:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] additional config for autosave and backup files

---
 emacs.d/later-init.el | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 emacs.d/ui.el         |  1 +
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/emacs.d/later-init.el b/emacs.d/later-init.el
index fa79f08..123a564 100644
--- a/emacs.d/later-init.el
+++ b/emacs.d/later-init.el
@@ -15,11 +15,19 @@
 (setq custom-file (locate-user-emacs-file "custom.el"))
 (load custom-file :no-error-if-file-is-missing)
 
+;; autosaves ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(setq auto-save-default t)
+(setq auto-save-include-big-deletions t)
+
 ;; better "autosaves" file handling (the `#file#` files)
 (setq kill-buffer-delete-auto-save-files t)
 (setq auto-save-file-name-transforms
       `((".*" ,temporary-file-directory t)))
 
+;; backups ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+(setq make-backup-files nil)
+
 ;; keep all *~ backup files inside ~/.emacs.d/backup
 (defun get-emacsd-backup-file-name (fpath)
   "Return a new file path for a given file path.
@@ -32,6 +40,14 @@ If the new path's directory does not exist, this will create them."
     backup-file-path))
 (setopt make-backup-file-name-function 'get-emacsd-backup-file-name)
 
+(setq backup-by-copying-when-linked t)
+(setq backup-by-copying t)
+(setq delete-old-versions t)
+(setq version-control t)
+(setq vc-make-backup-files nil)
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 ;; dumb shit because of course something fucked up like the PATH not being
 ;; set correctly would be a thing, right? can't have this working right
 ;; out-of-the-box like almost every other app .... *grumble*
diff --git a/emacs.d/ui.el b/emacs.d/ui.el
index 62f9ec5..df25eb2 100644
--- a/emacs.d/ui.el
+++ b/emacs.d/ui.el
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 (setopt show-trailing-whitespace nil)
 (setopt indicate-buffer-boundaries 'left)
 
+(setq confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer nil)
 (setq use-short-answers t)
 
 (unless (display-graphic-p)