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authorEli Zaretskii2006-05-20 19:08:02 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii2006-05-20 19:08:02 +0000
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(Visiting): Mention `end-of-line' explicitly.
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261you had visited an existing empty file. If you make any changes and 261you had visited an existing empty file. If you make any changes and
262save them, the file is created. 262save them, the file is created.
263 263
264 Emacs recognizes from the contents of a file which convention it uses 264 Emacs recognizes from the contents of a file which end-of-line
265to separate lines---newline (used on GNU/Linux and on Unix), 265convention it uses to separate lines---newline (used on GNU/Linux and
266carriage-return linefeed (used on Microsoft systems), or just 266on Unix), carriage-return linefeed (used on Microsoft systems), or
267carriage-return (used on the Macintosh)---and automatically converts the 267just carriage-return (used on the Macintosh)---and automatically
268contents to the normal Emacs convention, which is that the newline 268converts the contents to the normal Emacs convention, which is that
269character separates lines. This is a part of the general feature of 269the newline character separates lines. This is a part of the general
270coding system conversion (@pxref{Coding Systems}), and makes it possible 270feature of coding system conversion (@pxref{Coding Systems}), and
271to edit files imported from different operating systems with 271makes it possible to edit files imported from different operating
272equal convenience. If you change the text and save the file, Emacs 272systems with equal convenience. If you change the text and save the
273performs the inverse conversion, changing newlines back into 273file, Emacs performs the inverse conversion, changing newlines back
274carriage-return linefeed or just carriage-return if appropriate. 274into carriage-return linefeed or just carriage-return if appropriate.
275 275
276@vindex find-file-run-dired 276@vindex find-file-run-dired
277 If the file you specify is actually a directory, @kbd{C-x C-f} invokes 277 If the file you specify is actually a directory, @kbd{C-x C-f} invokes