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authorLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-10-14 22:49:22 +0200
committerLars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2019-10-14 22:49:27 +0200
commit2a41fe2eaf422fbd50c7c663eaa566f3801b97cf (patch)
treee6a9082b3060016df9f312b58fc1bd08de474c9d /lisp/files.el
parent674515dd75aea441bc8847a73da18ddd303668e1 (diff)
downloademacs-2a41fe2eaf422fbd50c7c663eaa566f3801b97cf.tar.gz
require-final-newline doc string clarification
* lisp/files.el (require-final-newline): Mention that the variable applies to visited files (bug#34986).
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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 68a1284b386..9f22210e2a0 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -337,7 +337,11 @@ Any other non-nil value means ask user whether to add a newline, when saving.
A value of nil means don't add newlines.
Certain major modes set this locally to the value obtained
-from `mode-require-final-newline'."
+from `mode-require-final-newline'.
+
+This variable is only heeded when visiting files (or saving
+visited files). Writing data to the file system with
+`write-region' and the like is not influenced by this variable."
:safe #'symbolp
:type '(choice (const :tag "When visiting" visit)
(const :tag "When saving" t)