From: Glenn Morris Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:59:49 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Jim Blandy X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-23.0.90~2833 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1c90484d761354b98293cf86e833549b2c161817;p=emacs.git Jim Blandy (Numbered Backups): Reference File Variables, as well. Remove discussion of Rmail's implementation. --- diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 2145205be6e..f7ab94fa423 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2008-09-20 Jim Blandy + + * files.texi (Numbered Backups): Reference File Variables, as well. + Remove discussion of Rmail's implementation. + 2008-09-06 Chong Yidong * misc.texi (Recursive Edit): Note that top-level exits active diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index 058d9278a54..d7c135f89ea 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ Never make numbered backups; always make single backups. The usual way to set this variable is globally, through your @file{.emacs} file or the customization buffer. However, you can set @code{version-control} locally in an individual buffer to control the -making of backups for that buffer's file. For example, Rmail mode -locally sets @code{version-control} to @code{never} to make sure that -there is only one backup for an Rmail file. @xref{Locals}. +making of backups for that buffer's file (@pxref{Locals}). You can +have Emacs set @code{version-control} locally whenever you visit a +given file (@pxref{File Variables}). @cindex @env{VERSION_CONTROL} environment variable If you set the environment variable @env{VERSION_CONTROL}, to tell