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[coreutils.git] / lib / backupfile.h
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1 /* backupfile.h -- declarations for making Emacs style backup file names
2 Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
7 any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program; see the file COPYING.
16 If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
17 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
19 /* When to make backup files. */
20 enum backup_type
22 /* Never make backups. */
23 none,
25 /* Make simple backups of every file. */
26 simple,
28 /* Make numbered backups of files that already have numbered backups,
29 and simple backups of the others. */
30 numbered_existing,
32 /* Make numbered backups of every file. */
33 numbered
36 #define VALID_BACKUP_TYPE(Type) \
37 ((Type) == none \
38 || (Type) == simple \
39 || (Type) == numbered_existing \
40 || (Type) == numbered)
42 extern char const *simple_backup_suffix;
44 #ifndef PARAMS
45 # if defined PROTOTYPES || (defined __STDC__ && __STDC__)
46 # define PARAMS(Args) Args
47 # else
48 # define PARAMS(Args) ()
49 # endif
50 #endif
52 char *base_name PARAMS ((char const *));
53 char *find_backup_file_name PARAMS ((char const *, enum backup_type));
54 enum backup_type get_version PARAMS ((char const *));
55 void addext PARAMS ((char *, char const *, int));