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authorEli Zaretskii2016-02-13 15:36:38 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii2016-02-13 15:36:38 +0200
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Index tilde characters in names of backup files
* doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup Names): Improve indexing. (Bug#22625)
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530 530
531@node Backup Names 531@node Backup Names
532@subsubsection Single or Numbered Backups 532@subsubsection Single or Numbered Backups
533@cindex backup file names
534@cindex names of backup files
533 535
536@cindex @file{~}, in names of backup files
537@cindex tilde (@file{~}) at end of backup file name
534 When Emacs makes a backup file, its name is normally constructed by 538 When Emacs makes a backup file, its name is normally constructed by
535appending @samp{~} to the file name being edited; thus, the backup 539appending @samp{~} to the file name being edited; thus, the backup
536file for @file{eval.c} would be @file{eval.c~}. 540file for @file{eval.c} would be @file{eval.c~}.
537 541
542@cindex @file{~/.emacs.d/%backup%~}
538 If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the 543 If access control stops Emacs from writing backup files under the
539usual names, it writes the backup file as @file{~/.emacs.d/%backup%~}. 544usual names, it writes the backup file as @file{~/.emacs.d/%backup%~}.
540Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently made such 545Only one such file can exist, so only the most recently made such