How to save kwrite backup~ files to a backup directory?

[Josef Lowder]

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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Dennis Kibbe wrote
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:38:49 -0700
> "Josef Lowder" <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> > When using the kwrite editor, it makes backup duplicate files 
> > in the same directory as the original (creating a lot of clutter). 
> > 
> > How can I configure kwrite to send all backup files to a different 
> > place, i.e. /usr/tmp or /home/joe/backups ?? 
> > 
> > In the kwrite configuration file open/save option, I tried 
> > to put /home/joe/backups/ in as a prefix, but that did not work.
> 
> Why not create a cron job to move the files on shutdown?

Cause I never shutdown ;)) 

I'm sure there is a way to do redirect these backup files to 
a designated directory because it used to work that way on a 
previous installation.  Just haven't found the secret yet. 

Thanks anyway, Dennis.