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@@ -550,6 +550,11 @@ effect in an existing buffer until the next time auto-save mode is
reenabled in it. If auto-save mode is already enabled, auto-saves
continue to go in the same file name until @code{auto-save-mode} is
called again.
+
+Note that setting this variable to a non-@code{nil} value does not
+change the fact that auto-saving is different from saving the buffer;
+e.g., the hooks described in @ref{Saving Buffers} are @emph{not} run
+when a buffer is auto-saved.
@end defopt
@defun recent-auto-save-p