# HG changeset patch
# User Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
# Date 1225512677 0
# Node ID 7152d032a2cae9084545524bd91cd44b4c4170b4
# Parent  fa28f5371bc98b57dc75a72c2fb551076a942b0e
(Saving Abbrevs): Note that abbrev file is not loaded in batch mode.

diff -r fa28f5371bc9 -r 7152d032a2ca doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
--- a/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi	Sat Nov 01 04:11:10 2008 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi	Sat Nov 01 04:11:17 2008 +0000
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@
   Expanding any abbrev first runs the hook @code{pre-abbrev-expand-hook}
 (@pxref{Hooks}).
 
-@need 1500
 @node Editing Abbrevs
 @section Examining and Editing Abbrevs
 
@@ -303,6 +302,7 @@
 @findex read-abbrev-file
 @findex quietly-read-abbrev-file
 @vindex abbrev-file-name
+@cindex abbrev file
   @kbd{M-x read-abbrev-file} reads a file name using the minibuffer
 and then reads the file, defining abbrevs according to the contents of
 the file.  The function @code{quietly-read-abbrev-file} is similar
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@
 argument, it uses the file name specified in the variable
 @code{abbrev-file-name}, which is by default @code{"~/.abbrev_defs"}.
 That file is your standard abbrev definition file, and Emacs loads
-abbrevs from it automatically when it starts up.
+abbrevs from it automatically when it starts up.  (As an exception,
+Emacs does not load the abbrev file when it is started in batch mode.
+@xref{Initial Options}, for a description of batch mode.)
 
 @vindex save-abbrevs
   Emacs will offer to save abbrevs automatically if you have changed