> > Does someone know which option is regarded to avoid emacs from
> > imediately creating a backup file by opening a new or any other file?

Put the following in ~/.emacs:

        (setq make-backup-files nil)  ; Never create backup files

It works for me.

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Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
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