0.0.6 introduces a feature to keep backup files out of the user's workspace.

Author: Doug Beney

sanemacs.el

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;; Sanemacs version 0.0.5 ;;
+;;; Sanemacs version 0.0.6 ;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 ;;; Disable menu-bar, tool-bar, and scroll-bar
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
   (write-region "" nil custom-file))
 (load custom-file)
 
+;;; Avoid littering the user's filesystem with backups
+(setq
+   backup-by-copying t      ; don't clobber symlinks
+   backup-directory-alist
+    '((".*" . "~/.emacs.d/saves/"))    ; don't litter my fs tree
+   delete-old-versions t
+   kept-new-versions 6
+   kept-old-versions 2
+   version-control t)       ; use versioned backups
+
 ;;; Utility functions
 (defun sanemacs--package-get-dependencies (pkg-to-check)
   (setq listofdepends nil)