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(file-precious-flag): Doc fix.
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Wed, 07 Jun 1995 20:45:11 +0000
parents 10197e4b3fb2
children 3ae851bcd773
files lisp/files.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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.