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(make-backup-files): Doc fix.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Fri, 11 Jun 1993 05:59:16 +0000 |
| parents | 68ed205fc50e |
| children | 31e55359fcdb |
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| 43 via absolute symbolic links. Make TO the name of the link, and FROM | 43 via absolute symbolic links. Make TO the name of the link, and FROM |
| 44 the name it is linked to.") | 44 the name it is linked to.") |
| 45 | 45 |
| 46 ;;; Turn off backup files on VMS since it has version numbers. | 46 ;;; Turn off backup files on VMS since it has version numbers. |
| 47 (defconst make-backup-files (not (eq system-type 'vax-vms)) | 47 (defconst make-backup-files (not (eq system-type 'vax-vms)) |
| 48 "*Create a backup of each file when it is saved for the first time. | 48 "*Non-nil means make a backup of a file the first time it is saved. |
| 49 This can be done by renaming the file or by copying. | 49 This can be done by renaming the file or by copying. |
| 50 | 50 |
| 51 Renaming means that Emacs renames the existing file so that it is a | 51 Renaming means that Emacs renames the existing file so that it is a |
| 52 backup file, then writes the buffer into a new file. Any other names | 52 backup file, then writes the buffer into a new file. Any other names |
| 53 that the old file had will now refer to the backup file. The new file | 53 that the old file had will now refer to the backup file. The new file |