Mercurial > emacs
changeset 36874:c4072454eee4
auto-revert-mode
| author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:58:07 +0000 |
| parents | 705d5129bb72 |
| children | 6a6141e694a5 |
| files | man/files.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/files.texi Mon Mar 19 14:54:02 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/files.texi Mon Mar 19 14:58:07 2001 +0000 @@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ You can change this behaviour by defining the variable @code{make-backup-file-name-function} to a suitable function. Alternatively you can customize the variable -@var{backup-directory-alist} to specify that files matching certain +@code{backup-directory-alist} to specify that files matching certain patterns should be backed up in specific directories. A typical use is to add an element @code{("." . @var{dir})} to make @@ -862,6 +862,21 @@ is not modified. (If you have edited the text, it would be wrong to discard your changes.) +@cindex Global Auto-Revert mode +@cindex mode, Global Auto-Revert +@cindex Auto-Revert mode +@cindex mode, Auto-Revert +@findex global-auto-revert-mode +@findex auto-revert-mode +@vindex auto-revert-interval +You may find it useful to have Emacs revert files automatically when +they change. Two minor modes are available to do this. In Global +Auto-Revert mode, Emacs periodically checks all file buffers and +reverts any when the corresponding file has changed. The local +variant, Auto-Revert mode, applies only to buffers in which it was +activated. Checking the files is done at intervals determined by the +variable @code{auto-revert-interval}. + @node Auto Save @section Auto-Saving: Protection Against Disasters @cindex Auto Save mode