my "keep" script

[buran]

i use this in my edit command script to keep the file i am editing each time i edit it, as well as keep the editor backup. so i will have older versions all the time (space is cheap). keep handles emacs backups (original name + '~') by using the original name. that way i have a 2nd chance to keep files. i also have it do that both before and after i edit the file. but keep is only keeping one file per edit change. my keep subdirectory is just a little over 700 megabytes in size. not all of that is edited; somtime i just so a keep on files i want to keep a copy of.

Never heard of version control systes, like Git? It's well worth the learning efforts..