# HG changeset patch # User Eli Zaretskii # Date 998570567 0 # Node ID 526466ad5a061869986ad0bbf594e508a257a0a5 # Parent e6853dbe2204543000a320545bd3a2abe2ff363d (File Aliases): Document find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings. diff -r e6853dbe2204 -r 526466ad5a06 man/files.texi --- a/man/files.texi Thu Aug 23 12:37:35 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/files.texi Thu Aug 23 12:42:47 2001 +0000 @@ -1067,14 +1067,17 @@ two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation. @vindex find-file-existing-other-name +@vindex find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under a different name, Emacs displays a message in the echo area and uses the existing buffer visiting that file. This can happen on systems that support symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on a -system that truncates long file names. You can disable this feature -by setting the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to -@code{nil}. Then if you visit the same file under two different names, -you get a separate buffer for each file name. +system that truncates long file names. You can suppress the message by +setting the variable @code{find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings} to a +non-@code{nil} value. You can disable this feature entirely by setting +the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to @code{nil}: then +if you visit the same file under two different names, you get a separate +buffer for each file name. @vindex find-file-visit-truename @cindex truenames of files