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| + | ===== Introduction | ||
| Geany has a number of options and a plugin controlling the apparently simple operation of saving a buffer to a file. This page gives a more detailed description of the options so that you can make an informed decision which to use, since no one combination is allways " | Geany has a number of options and a plugin controlling the apparently simple operation of saving a buffer to a file. This page gives a more detailed description of the options so that you can make an informed decision which to use, since no one combination is allways " | ||
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| No matter what your options settings, if a file save fails you should try to save the buffer **to a different device** or clear the cause of the failure (disk full, network fault) and try again. | No matter what your options settings, if a file save fails you should try to save the buffer **to a different device** or clear the cause of the failure (disk full, network fault) and try again. | ||
| - | ====== Various Options | + | ===== Various Options ===== |
| The options controlling file saving are all in the " | The options controlling file saving are all in the " | ||
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| * gio_unsafe_save_backup | * gio_unsafe_save_backup | ||
| - | ===== use_atomic_file_saving | + | ==== use_atomic_file_saving ==== |
| This is off by default. | This is off by default. | ||
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| * Uses library code so Geany can't modify its behaviour. | * Uses library code so Geany can't modify its behaviour. | ||
| - | ===== use_gio_unsafe_file_saving | + | ==== use_gio_unsafe_file_saving ==== |
| This is on by the default, and is provided by the GIO library. | This is on by the default, and is provided by the GIO library. | ||
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| * Uses library code so Geany can't modify its behaviour. | * Uses library code so Geany can't modify its behaviour. | ||
| - | ===== gio_unsafe_save_backup | + | ==== gio_unsafe_save_backup ==== |
| This is off by default. | This is off by default. | ||
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| * Can be slow on remote filesystems as it may have to read and write data to create the backup if renaming fails. | * Can be slow on remote filesystems as it may have to read and write data to create the backup if renaming fails. | ||
| - | ====== Save Actions plugin | + | ===== Save Actions plugin ===== |
| The Save Actions plugin is distributed with Geany and if it is enabled it provides two actions relevant to this discussion (plus others). | The Save Actions plugin is distributed with Geany and if it is enabled it provides two actions relevant to this discussion (plus others). | ||
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| * Backup Copy | * Backup Copy | ||
| - | ===== Autosave | + | ==== Autosave ==== |
| Any situation that causes Geany to stop unexpectedly can cause unsaved files to be lost, that includes logout, shutdown, crash etc. | Any situation that causes Geany to stop unexpectedly can cause unsaved files to be lost, that includes logout, shutdown, crash etc. | ||
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| * Same limitations of the chosen save method, but now happens more often. | * Same limitations of the chosen save method, but now happens more often. | ||
| - | ===== Backup Copy ===== | + | ==== Backup Copy ==== |
| Makes a copy of the file every time after the buffer is saved successfully. | Makes a copy of the file every time after the buffer is saved successfully. | ||
