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| author | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2016-09-10 19:12:21 -0700 |
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| committer | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 2016-09-10 19:14:44 -0700 |
| commit | 31407634f77c9e40bb3c3ca87013672528cffa57 (patch) | |
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* doc/lispref/files.texi (Files and Storage): New section.
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/backups.texi b/doc/lispref/backups.texi index b9e6466c871..35a18651488 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/backups.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/backups.texi @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ You can alternatively request numbered backups; then each new backup file gets a new name. You can delete old numbered backups when you don't want them any more, or Emacs can delete them automatically. + For performance, the operating system may not write the backup +file's contents to secondary storage immediately, or may alias the +backup data with the original until one or the other is later +modified. @xref{Files and Storage}. + @menu * Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when. * Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file or copying it. |