\nI must admit that I seldom use file local variables. Mostly that’s because I have a standard default configuration for each file type but it’s also because I can never remember the exact format. That’s just silly, of course, because Emacs has a command to add them pretty much automatically.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe same thing is true with directory local variables but with the additional complication that I never think about using them. I have code in my \nBut again, I could never remember how to set up these variables. Fortunately, Marcin Borkowski (mbork) has me covered. He’s got an excellent post on how to add file and directory local variables<\/a> and deal with the gotchas that come up. Really, there’s no excuse for my sturm und dang<\/i>. It mostly boils down to just calling I must admit that I seldom use file local variables. Mostly that’s because I have a standard default configuration for each file type but it’s also because I can never remember the exact format. That’s just silly, of course, because … Continue reading init.el<\/code> that checks if the current directory is ~\/org\/blog<\/code> and if so sets certain variables and toggles things like fill-mode<\/code> and visual-line-mode<\/code>. That’s crazy because it’s far easier to just use directory local variables to do the same thing.\n<\/p>\nadd-file-local-variable<\/code> and add-directory-local-varible<\/code> and filling in the blanks but be sure to read his post for the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"