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| author | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2015-01-03 17:48:23 -0800 |
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| committer | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2015-01-03 17:49:15 -0800 |
| commit | d20f82e6f1ab902469723ebd530ca21bea9cc41b (patch) | |
| tree | a927fe4309925c0b66e860dfe052baf68560aa8b /doc/lispref/files.texi | |
| parent | d94007484ab6b98054b043c1bedeaf7a58eb8606 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-d20f82e6f1ab902469723ebd530ca21bea9cc41b.tar.gz | |
batch write-region no longer says "Wrote FOO"
This cuts down on 'make' chatter a bit.
* doc/lispref/files.texi (Writing to Files):
* etc/NEWS: Document this.
* src/fileio.c (Fwrite_region):
Don't output "Wrote /whatever/foo.elc" if noninteractive.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/lispref/files.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/files.texi | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi index 51d13692fe5..c8500d2f412 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/files.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi @@ -653,8 +653,9 @@ and also calls the functions in the list @xref{Format Conversion}. Normally, @code{write-region} displays the message @samp{Wrote -@var{filename}} in the echo area. If @var{visit} is neither @code{t} -nor @code{nil} nor a string, then this message is inhibited. This +@var{filename}} in the echo area. This message is inhibited if +@var{visit} is neither @code{t} nor @code{nil} nor a string, or if +Emacs is operating in batch mode (@pxref{Batch mode}). This feature is useful for programs that use files for internal purposes, files that the user does not need to know about. @end deffn |