# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 739778356 0 # Node ID 1a0df59ac5fac7cdb98af118cdff878089dd362e # Parent 47680ad33068e33b8f64a503a3a7f8c5d5578b15 (make-backup-files): Doc fix. diff -r 47680ad33068 -r 1a0df59ac5fa lisp/files.el --- a/lisp/files.el Fri Jun 11 05:56:00 1993 +0000 +++ b/lisp/files.el Fri Jun 11 05:59:16 1993 +0000 @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ;;; Turn off backup files on VMS since it has version numbers. (defconst make-backup-files (not (eq system-type 'vax-vms)) - "*Create a backup of each file when it is saved for the first time. + "*Non-nil means make a backup of a file the first time it is saved. This can be done by renaming the file or by copying. Renaming means that Emacs renames the existing file so that it is a