# HG changeset patch
# User Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
# Date 802557911 0
# Node ID ecc3d54df49e4cbb70b6d1716f520f4db61541e3
# Parent  10197e4b3fb27b8f7fd4fb1f3f77dc478742181a
(file-precious-flag): Doc fix.

diff -r 10197e4b3fb2 -r ecc3d54df49e lisp/files.el
--- a/lisp/files.el	Wed Jun 07 20:39:56 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/files.el	Wed Jun 07 20:45:11 1995 +0000
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@
 
 (defconst file-precious-flag nil
   "*Non-nil means protect against I/O errors while saving files.
-Some modes set this non-nil in particular buffers.")
+Some modes set this non-nil in particular buffers.
+Note that this forces backups to be made by copying.
+Yet, at the same time, saving a precious file
+breaks any hard links between it and other files.")
 
 (defvar version-control nil
   "*Control use of version numbers for backup files.