@setfilename ../info/backups
@node Backups and Auto-Saving, Buffers, Files, Top
@chapter Backups and Auto-Saving
+@cindex backups and auto-saving
+@cindex back up and auto save
Backup files and auto-save files are two methods by which Emacs tries
to protect the user from the consequences of crashes or of the user's
@setfilename ../info/compile
@node Byte Compilation, Advising Functions, Loading, Top
@chapter Byte Compilation
+@cindex byte compilation
@cindex byte-code
@cindex compilation
@setfilename ../info/customize
@node Customization, Loading, Macros, Top
@chapter Writing Customization Definitions
+@cindex customize
@cindex customization definitions
This chapter describes how to declare user options for customization,
@node Non-ASCII Characters, Searching and Matching, Text, Top
@chapter Non-@acronym{ASCII} Characters
@cindex multibyte characters
+@cindex characters, multi-byte
@cindex non-@acronym{ASCII} characters
This chapter covers the special issues relating to non-@acronym{ASCII}
@code{string-match}.
@end defvar
+@cindex system type and name
@defvar system-type
The value of this variable is a symbol indicating the type of operating
system Emacs is operating on. Here is a table of the possible values:
@node User Identification
@section User Identification
+@cindex user identification
@defvar init-file-user
This variable says which user's init files should be used by