From 466b1e75c3daf4a238e90b36d61dd651976753d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 15:23:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate on the normal operation with find-file-existing-other-name set to t. --- man/files.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 62b1b9cc63f..6a7eb3349f6 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -975,6 +975,11 @@ links point to directories. two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation. @vindex find-file-existing-other-name + Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under a +different name, Emacs prints a message in the echo area and uses an +existing buffer, where that file is visited under another name. This +can happen on systems that support symbolic links, or if you use a long +file name on a system which truncates long file names. If Emacs should use different buffers when visiting the same file under different names, set the variable -- 2.39.5