changeset 16614:895dc357b9a2

(backup-buffer): Doc fix.
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Fri, 06 Dec 1996 23:29:47 +0000
parents 5c681a822a49
children b7d112b5969f
files lisp/files.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/files.el	Fri Dec 06 23:21:53 1996 +0000
+++ b/lisp/files.el	Fri Dec 06 23:29:47 1996 +0000
@@ -1564,7 +1564,11 @@
 This is normally done before saving the buffer the first time.
 If the value is non-nil, it is the result of `file-modes' on the original
 file; this means that the caller, after saving the buffer, should change
-the modes of the new file to agree with the old modes."
+the modes of the new file to agree with the old modes.
+
+A backup may be done by renaming or by copying; see documentation of
+variable `make-backup-files'.  If it's done by renaming, then the file is
+no longer accessible under its old name."
   (if (and make-backup-files (not backup-inhibited)
 	   (not buffer-backed-up)
 	   (file-exists-p buffer-file-name)