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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2024-05-21 15:34:50 +0300 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2024-05-21 15:34:50 +0300 |
| commit | 5ab144c77cda1d56f0dd62606c316c712a0d2563 (patch) | |
| tree | 1589c56aabdea62056f6dafd1877a94f29690941 | |
| parent | a4828155d8f2b5dc379dd20f17cb478b63425b64 (diff) | |
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; Improve documentation of backing up files
* doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup Copying): Mention that
'backup-by-copying' is safer. Document 'file-precious-flag'.
(Bug#71074)
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index 393c4728422..01d22564f2e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -786,6 +786,14 @@ those previous versions. If you want to be able to do that with files hosted by those services when editing them with Emacs, customize @code{backup-by-copying} to a non-@code{nil} value. +@vindex file-precious-flag + Copying the old file for backup is also useful when editing precious +files, because it makes sure the old file keeps its name if something +fails between the backup and the saving of your edits. Alternatively, +you can customize @code{file-precious-flag} to a non-@code{nil} value, +which implies backups by copying and also protects against I/O errors +while saving your edits. + @node Customize Save @subsection Customizing Saving of Files |