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diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index fc46ef7879a..264154be66f 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ discard your changes.) @findex auto-revert-mode @findex auto-revert-tail-mode @vindex auto-revert-interval +@vindex auto-revert-remote-files +@vindex auto-revert-verbose You can also tell Emacs to revert buffers periodically. To do this for a specific buffer, enable the minor mode Auto-Revert mode by typing @kbd{M-x auto-revert-mode}. This automatically reverts the @@ -944,7 +946,8 @@ current buffer every five seconds; you can change the interval through the variable @code{auto-revert-interval}. To do the same for all file buffers, type @kbd{M-x global-auto-revert-mode} to enable Global Auto-Revert mode. These minor modes do not check or revert remote -files, because that is usually too slow. +files, because that is usually too slow. This behavior can be changed +by setting the variable @code{auto-revert-remote-files} to non-@code{nil}. One use of Auto-Revert mode is to ``tail'' a file such as a system log, so that changes made to that file by other programs are @@ -955,6 +958,9 @@ the end, use Auto-Revert Tail mode instead (@code{auto-revert-tail-mode}). It is more efficient for this. Auto-Revert Tail mode works also for remote files. + When a buffer is auto-reverted, a message is generated. This can be +suppressed by setting @code{auto-revert-verbose} to @code{nil}. + @xref{VC Undo}, for commands to revert to earlier versions of files under version control. @xref{VC Mode Line}, for Auto Revert peculiarities when visiting files under version control. |