TomHeady

 ;; If running under screen, disable C-z.
 (if (and (getenv "STY") (not window-system))
      (global-unset-key "\C-z"))

 (global-set-key "\M-g" 'goto-line) ;; alt-g <line> enter goes to line

 [http://www.northbound-train.com/emacs-hosted/backup-dir.el download backup-dir.el]

 ;; backup files to a backup directory
 (require 'backup-dir)

 (make-variable-buffer-local 'backup-inhibited)  ;; localize it for safety.
 (setq bkup-backup-directory-info
       '((t "~/.emacs.d/backup" ok-create full-path prepend-name)))
 (setq delete-old-versions t
       kept-old-versions 1
       kept-new-versions 3
       version-control t)