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@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ want to make permanent. Instead, auto-saving is done in a different
file called the @dfn{auto-save file}, and the visited file is changed
only when you request saving explicitly (such as with @kbd{C-x C-s}).
+@cindex @file{#}, in auto-save file names
Normally, the auto-save file name is made by appending @samp{#} to the
front and rear of the visited file name. Thus, a buffer visiting file
@file{foo.c} is auto-saved in a file @file{#foo.c#}. Most buffers that