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diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index 79420878e85..7043bdc0688 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -769,13 +769,16 @@ file. @findex ask-user-about-lock @cindex locking files +@cindex .#, lock file names +@cindex file locking When you make the first modification in an Emacs buffer that is visiting a file, Emacs records that the file is @dfn{locked} by you. (It does this by creating a specially-named symbolic link@footnote{If your file system does not support symbolic links, a regular file is -used.} with special contents in the same directory.) Emacs removes the lock -when you save the changes. The idea is that the file is locked -whenever an Emacs buffer visiting it has unsaved changes. +used.} with special contents in the same directory. @xref{File +Locks,,, elisp} for more details.) Emacs removes the lock when you +save the changes. The idea is that the file is locked whenever an +Emacs buffer visiting it has unsaved changes. @vindex create-lockfiles You can prevent the creation of lock files by setting the variable |