(print): If print_escapes_newlines, print '\f' as "\\f".

(syms_of_print): Update docstring.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index 1ea6d8573ef..8e4a05fe3af 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Lisp object printing and output streams.
-   Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ print (obj, printcharfun, escapeflag)
                   PRINTCHAR ('\\');
                   PRINTCHAR ('n');
                 }
+              else if (c == '\f' && print_escape_newlines)
+                {
+                  PRINTCHAR ('\\');
+                  PRINTCHAR ('f');
+                }
               else
                 {
                   if (c == '\"' || c == '\\')
@@ -1069,7 +1074,8 @@ A value of nil means no limit.");
   Vprint_level = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("print-escape-newlines", &print_escape_newlines,
-    "Non-nil means print newlines in strings as backslash-n.");
+    "Non-nil means print newlines in strings as backslash-n.
+Also print formfeeds as backslash-f.");
   print_escape_newlines = 0;
 
   /* prin1_to_string_buffer initialized in init_buffer_once in buffer.c */