super-save auto-saves your buffers, when certain events happen - e.g. you switch between buffers,
an Emacs frame loses focus, etc. You can think of it as both something that augments and replaces
the standard auto-save-mode.
Available on all major package.el community maintained repos -
MELPA Stable and MELPA repos.
MELPA Stable is recommended as it has the latest stable version. MELPA has a development snapshot for users who don't mind breakage but don't want to run from a git checkout.
You can install super-save using the following command:
M-x package-install [RET] super-save [RET]
or if you'd rather keep it in your dotfiles:
(unless (package-installed-p 'super-save)
(package-refresh-contents)
(package-install 'super-save))If the installation doesn't work try refreshing the package list:
M-x package-refresh-contents
Add the following to your Emacs config to enable
super-save:
(super-save-mode +1)If you want to enable the additional feature of auto-saving buffers when Emacs is idle, add the following as well:
(setq super-save-auto-save-when-idle t)At this point you can probably switch off the built-in
auto-save-mode (unless you really care about its backups):
(setq auto-save-default nil)Copyright © 2015-2016 Bozhidar Batsov and contributors.
Distributed under the GNU General Public License; type C-h C-c to view it.