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authorEli Zaretskii2001-08-23 12:42:47 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii2001-08-23 12:42:47 +0000
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(File Aliases): Document find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings.
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1067two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation. 1067two different buffers, but it warns you about the situation.
1068 1068
1069@vindex find-file-existing-other-name 1069@vindex find-file-existing-other-name
1070@vindex find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings
1070 Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under 1071 Normally, if you visit a file which Emacs is already visiting under
1071a different name, Emacs displays a message in the echo area and uses 1072a different name, Emacs displays a message in the echo area and uses
1072the existing buffer visiting that file. This can happen on systems 1073the existing buffer visiting that file. This can happen on systems
1073that support symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on a 1074that support symbolic links, or if you use a long file name on a
1074system that truncates long file names. You can disable this feature 1075system that truncates long file names. You can suppress the message by
1075by setting the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to 1076setting the variable @code{find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings} to a
1076@code{nil}. Then if you visit the same file under two different names, 1077non-@code{nil} value. You can disable this feature entirely by setting
1077you get a separate buffer for each file name. 1078the variable @code{find-file-existing-other-name} to @code{nil}: then
1079if you visit the same file under two different names, you get a separate
1080buffer for each file name.
1078 1081
1079@vindex find-file-visit-truename 1082@vindex find-file-visit-truename
1080@cindex truenames of files 1083@cindex truenames of files