gnus default save-as directory

gnus default save-as directory

[Haines Brown]

Someone kindly advised on how to set this directory, but it's not
working for me after reloading emacs.

The default directory to save gnus messages (C-o) is ~/NEWS. However,
I want it instead to be /opt. Here's the lines I tried in ~/.emacs:

(custom-set-variables
  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 '(gnus-directory "/opt")
 '(gnus-home-directory "/opt"))
(custom-set-faces
  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 )

I don't know what this custom-set-faces statement means, but it showed
up. 
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      Haines Brown
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Re: gnus default save-as directory

[Norbert Koch]

Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com> writes:

Hi!

> The default directory to save gnus messages (C-o) is ~/NEWS. However,
> I want it instead to be /opt. Here's the lines I tried in ~/.emacs:
>
> (custom-set-variables
>   ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
>   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
>  '(gnus-directory "/opt")
>  '(gnus-home-directory "/opt"))
> (custom-set-faces
>   ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
>   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
>  )
>
> I don't know what this custom-set-faces statement means, but it showed
> up. 

You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.

In the custom-set-faces part are face definitions which you may set
through the custom interface (M-x customize-face RET).

norbert.
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Re: gnus default save-as directory

[Haines Brown]

Norbert Koch <nk+news@viteno.net> writes:

> You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.

That worked very well, thank you.

What is the best way to find the names of variables such as this? I
need to find the comparable variables for save-as under rmail
(rmail-article-save-directory is not it) and for emacs in general
(setting the default save-as directory in text mode to be other than
~/)? 

-- 
      Haines Brown
	brownh@hartford-hwp.com
	kb1grm@arrl.net
	www.hartford-hwp.com
        

Re: gnus default save-as directory

[Kai Großjohann]

Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com> writes:

> Norbert Koch <nk+news@viteno.net> writes:
>
>> You need to set the variable 'gnus-article-save-directory'.
>
> That worked very well, thank you.
>
> What is the best way to find the names of variables such as this?

Reading the manual...  However, apropos is your friend.

> I need to find the comparable variables for save-as under rmail
> (rmail-article-save-directory is not it) and for emacs in general
> (setting the default save-as directory in text mode to be other than
> ~/)?

I'd read the manual, or use M-x apropos-variable RET rmail.*directory RET.

(M-x apropos RET is also useful.  It's not the same as C-h a, at
least not in Emacs.)
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