From f70c5e4559edc13c739100d32c2e563d89ad9836 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:39:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (File Aliases): Don't claim that usually separate buffers are created for two file names that name the same data. Mention additional situations where different names mean the same file on disk. --- man/files.texi | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index d599e576e94..7b08fc5c791 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -1150,21 +1150,20 @@ either name to refer to the file, but @file{bar} is the real name, while @file{foo} is just an alias. More complex cases occur when symbolic links point to directories. - If you visit two names for the same file, normally Emacs makes -two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation. - @vindex find-file-existing-other-name @vindex find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings + Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under a different name, Emacs displays a message in the echo area and uses the existing buffer visiting that file. This can happen on systems -that support symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on a -system that truncates long file names. You can suppress the message by -setting the variable @code{find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings} to a -non-@code{nil} value. You can disable this feature entirely by setting -the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to @code{nil}: then -if you visit the same file under two different names, you get a separate -buffer for each file name. +that support hard or symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on +a system that truncates long file names, or on a case-insensitive file +system. You can suppress the message by setting the variable +@code{find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings} to a non-@code{nil} +value. You can disable this feature entirely by setting the variable +@code{find-file-existing-other-name} to @code{nil}: then if you visit +the same file under two different names, you get a separate buffer for +each file name. @vindex find-file-visit-truename @cindex truenames of files -- 2.39.2