diff lispref/files.texi @ 28853:3259733d5ea0

write-region change
author Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
date Wed, 10 May 2000 19:40:18 +0000
parents bf112ad58dc7
children 2c2ed2dae36f
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--- a/lispref/files.texi	Wed May 10 19:30:05 2000 +0000
+++ b/lispref/files.texi	Wed May 10 19:40:18 2000 +0000
@@ -550,7 +550,9 @@
 this case.
 
 If @var{append} is non-@code{nil}, then the specified text is appended
-to the existing file contents (if any).
+to the existing file contents (if any).  Starting in Emacs 21, if
+@var{append} is an integer, then @code{write-region} seeks to that byte
+offset from the start of the file and writes the data from there.
 
 If @var{mustbenew} is non-@code{nil}, then @code{write-region} asks
 for confirmation if @var{filename} names an existing file.