# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 745204679 0
# Node ID 7ae2e83e40ea9cf7f2444e927ff231b5566ed11c
# Parent  e357d85a087f5ab697b2212558f2ea2bc5390f4e
(backup-inhibited): Doc fix.

diff -r e357d85a087f -r 7ae2e83e40ea lisp/files.el
--- a/lisp/files.el	Fri Aug 13 01:08:54 1993 +0000
+++ b/lisp/files.el	Fri Aug 13 01:17:59 1993 +0000
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@
 
 The choice of renaming or copying is controlled by the variables
 `backup-by-copying', `backup-by-copying-when-linked' and
-`backup-by-copying-when-mismatch'.")
+`backup-by-copying-when-mismatch'.  See also `backup-inhibited'.")
 
 ;; Do this so that local variables based on the file name
 ;; are not overridden by the major mode.
 (defvar backup-inhibited nil
-  "Non-nil means don't make a backup file for this buffer.")
+  "Non-nil means don't make a backup, regardless of the other parameters.
+This variable is intended for use by making it local to a buffer.
+But it is local only if you make it local.")
 (put 'backup-inhibited 'permanent-local t)
 
 (defconst backup-by-copying nil