# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1197758730 0
# Node ID 9372af25fc196542845857f24b50a1396294ed1b
# Parent  771e26cb33dd60405e3e2939c14a0b3c252346f3
 (Auto Save): Clarify definition of auto-saving.

diff -r 771e26cb33dd -r 9372af25fc19 man/files.texi
--- a/man/files.texi	Sat Dec 15 22:39:21 2007 +0000
+++ b/man/files.texi	Sat Dec 15 22:45:30 2007 +0000
@@ -997,10 +997,11 @@
 @cindex mode, Auto Save
 @cindex crashes
 
-  Emacs saves all the visited files from time to time (based on counting
-your keystrokes) without being asked.  This is called @dfn{auto-saving}.
-It prevents you from losing more than a limited amount of work if the
-system crashes.
+  Emacs saves all the visited files from time to time (based on
+counting your keystrokes) without being asked, in separate files so as
+not to alter the files you actually use.  This is called
+@dfn{auto-saving}.  It prevents you from losing more than a limited
+amount of work if the system crashes.
 
   When Emacs determines that it is time for auto-saving, it considers
 each buffer, and each is auto-saved if auto-saving is enabled for it