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etc/NEWS

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ lacks unexec, asynchronous processes, and networking support.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.1
 
++++
 ** The default for user-option `next-line-add-newlines' has been
 changed to nil, i.e. C-n will no longer add newlines at the end of a
 buffer by default.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-12-02  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+	* simple.el (next-line-add-newlines): Change default to nil.
+
 2000-12-01  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
 	* files.el (revert-buffer, recover-file): Bind

lispref/advice.texi

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function (or a new command) which uses the existing function.
   The command @code{next-line} moves point down vertically one or more
 lines; it is the standard binding of @kbd{C-n}.  When used on the last
 line of the buffer, this command inserts a newline to create a line to
-move to (if @code{next-line-add-newlines} is non-@code{nil}).
+move to if @code{next-line-add-newlines} is non-@code{nil} (its default
+is @code{nil}.)
 
   Suppose you wanted to add a similar feature to @code{previous-line},
 which would insert a new line at the beginning of the buffer for the

man/basic.texi

@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ to the end of another line.  Normally, @code{track-eol} is @code{nil}.
 @xref{Variables}, for how to set variables such as @code{track-eol}.
 
 @vindex next-line-add-newlines
-  Normally, @kbd{C-n} on the last line of a buffer appends a newline to
-it.  If the variable @code{next-line-add-newlines} is @code{nil}, then
-@kbd{C-n} gets an error instead (like @kbd{C-p} on the first line).
+  If non-@code{nil}, @kbd{C-n} on the last line of a buffer appends a
+newline to it.  If the variable @code{next-line-add-newlines} is
+@code{nil}, the default, then @kbd{C-n} gets an error instead (like
+@kbd{C-p} on the first line).
 
 @node Erasing	
 @section Erasing Text