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authorRichard M. Stallman2005-06-04 10:18:46 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2005-06-04 10:18:46 +0000
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@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ visits the file but gets the text from the auto-save file.
351recover are present in Emacs buffers. You should then save them. Only 351recover are present in Emacs buffers. You should then save them. Only
352this---saving them---updates the files themselves. 352this---saving them---updates the files themselves.
353 353
354
355 As a last resort, if you had buffers with content which were not 354 As a last resort, if you had buffers with content which were not
356associated with any files, or if the autosave was not recent enough to 355associated with any files, or if the autosave was not recent enough to
357have recorded important changes, you can use the 356have recorded important changes, you can use the
@@ -360,16 +359,16 @@ retrieve them from a core dump--provided that a core dump was saved,
360and that the Emacs executable was not stripped of its debugging 359and that the Emacs executable was not stripped of its debugging
361symbols. 360symbols.
362 361
363 To use this script, run @code{gdb} with the file name of your 362 To use this script, run @code{gdb} with the file name of your Emacs
364Emacs executable and the file name of the core dump, e.g. @samp{gdb 363executable and the file name of the core dump, e.g. @samp{gdb
365/usr/bin/emacs core.emacs}. At the @code{(gdb)} prompt, load the 364/usr/bin/emacs core.emacs}. At the @code{(gdb)} prompt, load the
366recovery script: @samp{source /usr/src/emacs/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb}. 365recovery script: @samp{source /usr/src/emacs/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb}.
367You can now use the commands @code{ybuffer-list} and 366Then type the command @code{ybuffer-list} to see which buffers are
368@code{ysave-buffer} to list and save buffers. The @code{ysave-buffer} 367available. For each buffer, it lists a buffer number. To save a
369command takes a buffer number (as listed by @code{ybuffer-list}) and a 368buffer, use @code{ysave-buffer}; you specify the buffer number, and
370file name to which to write the buffer contents. You should use a 369the file name to write that buffer into. You should use a file name
371file name which does not already exist; no backups of the previous 370which does not already exist; if the file does exist, the script does
372contents of the file will be saved, if any. 371not make make a backup of its old contents.
373 372
374@node Emergency Escape 373@node Emergency Escape
375@subsection Emergency Escape 374@subsection Emergency Escape