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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el index 15d6f794e16..eca86c52a79 100644 --- a/lisp/files.el +++ b/lisp/files.el @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ from `mode-require-final-newline'." :group 'editing-basics) (defcustom mode-require-final-newline t - "*Whether to add a newline at the end of the file, in certain major modes. + "*Whether to add a newline at end of file, in certain major modes. Those modes set `require-final-newline' to this value when you enable them. They do so because they are used for files that are supposed to end in newlines, and the question is how to arrange that. @@ -299,10 +299,16 @@ to end in newlines, and the question is how to arrange that. A value of t means do this only when the file is about to be saved. A value of `visit' means do this right after the file is visited. A value of `visit-save' means do it at both of those times. -Any other non-nil value means ask user whether to add a newline, when saving." +Any other non-nil value means ask user whether to add a newline, when saving. +nil means don't add newlines. + +You will have to be careful if you set this to nil: you will have +to remember to manually add a final newline whenever you finish a +file that really needs one." :type '(choice (const :tag "When visiting" visit) (const :tag "When saving" t) (const :tag "When visiting or saving" visit-save) + (const :tag "Never" nil) (other :tag "Ask" ask)) :group 'editing-basics :version "22.1") |