Variable: backup-by-copying

backup-by-copying is a customizable variable defined in files.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil means always use copying to create backup files.

See documentation of variable make-backup-files.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/files.el.gz
(defcustom backup-by-copying nil
 "Non-nil means always use copying to create backup files.
See documentation of variable `make-backup-files'."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'backup)