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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index f73d1370eba..476c3c7b461 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -894,8 +894,9 @@ they change. Two minor modes are available to do this. In Global Auto-Revert mode, Emacs periodically checks all file buffers and reverts any when the corresponding file has changed. The local variant, Auto-Revert mode, applies only to buffers in which it was -activated. Checking the files is done at intervals determined by the -variable @code{auto-revert-interval}. +activated. The variable @code{auto-revert-interval} controls how +often to check for a changed file. Since checking a remote file is +too slow, these modes do not check or revert remote files. @node Auto Save @section Auto-Saving: Protection Against Disasters |