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authorKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1996-02-16 00:23:05 +0000
committerKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1996-02-16 00:23:05 +0000
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downloademacs-f61e536b5174c1877e2ba45288eab72a54ecb595.tar.gz
(ange-ftp-default-user): Doc fix.
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@@ -694,9 +694,11 @@ If non-nil but not a string, you are prompted for the name.
If nil, the value of `ange-ftp-netrc-default-user' is used.
If that is nil too, then your login name is used.
-To change the user name foir a host that you have already used in this
-session, you must use `ange-ftp-set-user' to change the cached
-information about that host.")
+Once a connection to a given host has been initiated, the user name
+and password information for that host are cached and re-used by
+ange-ftp. Use `ange-ftp-set-user' to change the cached values,
+since setting `ange-ftp-default-user' directly does not affect
+the cached information.")
(defvar ange-ftp-netrc-default-user nil
"Alternate default user name to use when none is specified.