From a2586785fb5d84e457a4489cfbc3d6d604c1d410 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:45:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Auto Save): Clarify definition of auto-saving. --- man/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ man/files.texi | 9 +++++---- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index 3393712ba0a..7a3253b31c5 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2007-12-15 Richard Stallman + + * files.texi (Auto Save): Clarify definition of auto-saving. + 2007-11-28 Katsumi Yamaoka * gnus.texi (Fancy Mail Splitting): Fix description of splitting based diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index dd2b445b054..bc865db1067 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -997,10 +997,11 @@ visit files under version control. @cindex mode, Auto Save @cindex crashes - Emacs saves all the visited files from time to time (based on counting -your keystrokes) without being asked. This is called @dfn{auto-saving}. -It prevents you from losing more than a limited amount of work if the -system crashes. + Emacs saves all the visited files from time to time (based on +counting your keystrokes) without being asked, in separate files so as +not to alter the files you actually use. This is called +@dfn{auto-saving}. It prevents you from losing more than a limited +amount of work if the system crashes. When Emacs determines that it is time for auto-saving, it considers each buffer, and each is auto-saved if auto-saving is enabled for it -- 2.39.2