Function: make-backup-file-name

make-backup-file-name is a byte-compiled function defined in files.el.gz.

Signature

(make-backup-file-name FILE)

Documentation

Create the non-numeric backup file name for FILE.

This calls the function that make-backup-file-name-function specifies, with a single argument FILE.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/files.el.gz
(defun make-backup-file-name (file)
  "Create the non-numeric backup file name for FILE.
This calls the function that `make-backup-file-name-function' specifies,
with a single argument FILE."
  (funcall (or make-backup-file-name-function
               #'make-backup-file-name--default-function)
           file))