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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2001-08-23 12:42:47 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2001-08-23 12:42:47 +0000
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(File Aliases): Document find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings.
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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
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@@ -1067,14 +1067,17 @@ links point to directories.
two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation.
@vindex find-file-existing-other-name
+@vindex find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings
Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under
a different name, Emacs displays a message in the echo area and uses
the existing buffer visiting that file. This can happen on systems
that support symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on a
-system that truncates long file names. You can disable this feature
-by setting the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to
-@code{nil}. Then if you visit the same file under two different names,
-you get a separate buffer for each file name.
+system that truncates long file names. You can suppress the message by
+setting the variable @code{find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings} to a
+non-@code{nil} value. You can disable this feature entirely by setting
+the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to @code{nil}: then
+if you visit the same file under two different names, you get a separate
+buffer for each file name.
@vindex find-file-visit-truename
@cindex truenames of files