changeset 37349:9aada84f08c8

Clarify link commands for MS systems.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:49:49 +0000
parents 84cb4bee4df1
children 401a53e249b5
files man/files.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/files.texi	Sat Apr 14 14:48:44 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/files.texi	Sat Apr 14 14:49:49 2001 +0000
@@ -2748,6 +2748,8 @@
   The similar command @kbd{M-x add-name-to-file} is used to add an
 additional name to an existing file without removing its old name.
 The new name must belong on the same file system that the file is on.
+On Windows, this command works only if the file resides in an NTFS
+file system.  On MS-DOS, it works by copying the file.
 
 @findex copy-file
 @cindex copying files
@@ -2767,7 +2769,8 @@
 as the target of the link.
 
   Confirmation is required when creating the link if @var{linkname} is
-in use.  Note that not all systems support symbolic links.
+in use.  Note that not all systems support symbolic links; on systems
+that don't support them, this command is not defined.
 
 @node Compressed Files
 @section Accessing Compressed Files