Variable: desktop-files-not-to-save

desktop-files-not-to-save is a customizable variable defined in desktop.el.gz.

Value

"\\(\\`/[^/:]*:\\|(ftp)\\'\\)"

Documentation

Regexp identifying files whose buffers are to be excluded from saving.

The default value excludes buffers visiting remote files.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 23.2.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/desktop.el.gz
;; Skip tramp and ange-ftp files
(defcustom desktop-files-not-to-save
  "\\(\\`/[^/:]*:\\|(ftp)\\'\\)"
  "Regexp identifying files whose buffers are to be excluded from saving.
The default value excludes buffers visiting remote files."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "None" nil)
		 regexp)
  :group 'desktop)