From 3b8446439b9e8ec875c9d1b2899d87aa66837a7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Albinus Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:11:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/emacs/files.texi (Copying and Naming): Mention restrictions to add-name-to-file and make-symbolic-link on remote systems. --- doc/emacs/files.texi | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index 7bca988a453..9d6e62b5f30 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -1598,8 +1598,8 @@ rename-file}. @xref{VC Delete/Rename}. file without removing the old name. The new name is created as a hard link to the existing file. The new name must belong on the same file system that the file is on. On MS-Windows, this command works only if -the file resides in an NTFS file system. On MS-DOS, it works by -copying the file. +the file resides in an NTFS file system. On MS-DOS, and some remote +system types, it works by copying the file. @findex make-symbolic-link @cindex symbolic links (creation) @@ -1610,7 +1610,8 @@ attempts to open file @var{new} will refer to whatever file is named the name @var{target} is nonexistent at that time. This command does not expand the argument @var{target}, so that it allows you to specify a relative name as the target of the link. On MS-Windows, this -command works only on MS Windows Vista and later. +command works only on MS Windows Vista and later. On remote systems, +it works depending on the system type. @node Misc File Ops @section Miscellaneous File Operations -- 2.39.2