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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el index 229770006c7..b864b6e4c57 100644 --- a/lisp/files.el +++ b/lisp/files.el @@ -248,10 +248,12 @@ See also: `break-hardlink-on-save'." :group 'backup) (defcustom break-hardlink-on-save nil - "Non-nil means when saving a file that exists under several names -\(i.e., has multiple hardlinks), break the hardlink associated with -`buffer-file-name' and write to a new file, so that the other -instances of the file are not affected by the save. + "Whether to allow breaking hardlinks when saving files. +If non-nil, then when saving a file that exists under several +names \(i.e., has multiple hardlinks), break the hardlink +associated with `buffer-file-name' and write to a new file, so +that the other instances of the file are not affected by the +save. If `buffer-file-name' refers to a symlink, do not break the symlink. |