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(Saving): Update the documentation of require-final-newline.
Suggested by Nelson H. F. Beebe <beebe@math.utah.edu>.
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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date | Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:25:13 +0000 |
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429 notifies you of this fact, because it probably indicates a problem caused | 429 notifies you of this fact, because it probably indicates a problem caused |
430 by simultaneous editing and requires your immediate attention. | 430 by simultaneous editing and requires your immediate attention. |
431 @xref{Interlocking,, Simultaneous Editing}. | 431 @xref{Interlocking,, Simultaneous Editing}. |
432 | 432 |
433 @vindex require-final-newline | 433 @vindex require-final-newline |
434 If the variable @code{require-final-newline} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs | 434 If the value of the variable @code{require-final-newline} is @code{t}, |
435 puts a newline at the end of any file that doesn't already end in one, | 435 Emacs silently puts a newline at the end of any file that doesn't |
436 every time a file is saved or written. The default is @code{nil}. | 436 already end in one, every time a file is saved or written. If the value |
437 is @code{nil}, Emacs leaves the end of the file unchanged; if it's | |
438 neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, Emacs asks you whether to add a | |
439 newline. The default is @code{nil}. | |
437 | 440 |
438 @menu | 441 @menu |
439 * Backup:: How Emacs saves the old version of your file. | 442 * Backup:: How Emacs saves the old version of your file. |
440 * Interlocking:: How Emacs protects against simultaneous editing | 443 * Interlocking:: How Emacs protects against simultaneous editing |
441 of one file by two users. | 444 of one file by two users. |