Vinh Nguyen-4 wrote: > > Suppose I edit a file AuthorYearTitle.bib in emacs with AucTeX. As > soon as I save the file, a directory called "auto" gets created in the > working directory. > > Why is this directory and file being created? What is its use? >
I noticed this, too, a while ago (but not just for bib files) and searched for an answer like you. I found an explanation for this directory in the Auctex documentation. From what I understand, Auctex uses it to speed up operations when compiling. http://www.gnu.org/s/auctex/manual/auctex/Parsing-Files.html -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/auto-directory-created-with-.el-file-when-saving-a-bib-file--tp32392496p32405573.html Sent from the Gnu - AUCTeX - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ auctex mailing list auctex@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/auctex
