Change where gedit saves temp files

Question

Looking for a way to put gedit's temporary tilde files in a different directory than the one I'm working in. Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

This solution is based on the External Tools Plugin. It will automatically move the temporary file to a specific directory.

Edit->Preferences->Editor:

Disable Autosave files every X minutes if it is enabled.

Edit->Preferences->Plugins:

Enable External Tools.

Tools->Manage External Tools...:

1. Click on the + sign in the lower left corner to create a new tool.

2. Enter the name Move temp files.

3. In the textarea in the upper right corner paste the program below.

4. Click into the input field for Shortcut key and press Ctrl+S.

5. In the dropdown for Save select Current Document.

6. In the dropdown for Output select Nothing.

   #!/bin/bash
   # Moves the temporary backup file of the current document to a central directory.
   central_backup_dir="/tmp/gedit_tmp/" # Replace this with any directory you like.
   mkdir -p "$central_backup_dir"
   mv "${GEDIT_CURRENT_DOCUMENT_PATH}~" "$central_backup_dir"