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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1998-02-28 01:53:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1998-02-28 01:53:53 +0000 |
| commit | f9f59935f3518733b46009b9ee40132b1f330cf0 (patch) | |
| tree | e932eb7bce20a1b1e30ecc1e494c2818d294a479 /lispref/backups.texi | |
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| download | emacs-f9f59935f3518733b46009b9ee40132b1f330cf0.tar.gz | |
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diff --git a/lispref/backups.texi b/lispref/backups.texi index d25908fe57c..3a8221bab4f 100644 --- a/lispref/backups.texi +++ b/lispref/backups.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @c -*-texinfo-*- @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions. @setfilename ../info/backups @node Backups and Auto-Saving, Buffers, Files, Top @@ -71,10 +71,9 @@ saved for the first time---provided that @code{backup-inhibited} is @code{nil} (see below). The following example shows how to change the @code{make-backup-files} -variable only in the @file{RMAIL} buffer and not elsewhere. Setting it -@code{nil} stops Emacs from making backups of the @file{RMAIL} file, -which may save disk space. (You would put this code in your -@file{.emacs} file.) +variable only in the Rmail buffers and not elsewhere. Setting it +@code{nil} stops Emacs from making backups of these files, which may +save disk space. (You would put this code in your @file{.emacs} file.) @smallexample @group @@ -135,8 +134,9 @@ in that directory. @item Emacs can copy the original file into a backup file, and then overwrite the original file with new contents. After this procedure, any other -names (i.e., hard links) of the original file still refer to the current -version of the file. The file's owner and group will be unchanged. +names (i.e., hard links) of the original file continue to refer to the +current (updated) version of the file. The file's owner and group will +be unchanged. @end itemize The first method, renaming, is the default. @@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ backup version 3 is excess. The function @code{find-backup-file-name} (@pxref{Backup Names}) is responsible for determining which backup versions to delete, but does not delete them itself. -@defopt trim-versions-without-asking +@tindex delete-old-versions +@defopt delete-old-versions If this variable is non-@code{nil}, then saving a file deletes excess backup versions silently. Otherwise, it asks the user whether to delete them. |