How Does backup-directory-alist Interact with version-control and backup-by-copying When Restoring Centralized Backups?
When backup-directory-alist redirects backups to a central location, Emacs transforms original filenames to avoid collisions, while version-control and backup-by-copying further influence naming and filesystem metadata. The documentation describes each variable independently, but their combined effect on restoration is not specified: a user must locate the c