; * doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup): Clarify "saving" (bug#70326).

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Eli Zaretskii 2024-04-10 22:31:57 +03:00
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@ -569,9 +569,10 @@ Emacs carefully copies the old contents to another file, called the
@dfn{backup} file, before actually saving.
Emacs makes a backup for a file only the first time the file is
saved from a buffer. No matter how many times you subsequently save
the file, its backup remains unchanged. However, if you kill the
buffer and then visit the file again, a new backup file will be made.
saved from the buffer that visits it. No matter how many times you
subsequently save the file, its backup remains unchanged. However, if
you kill the buffer and then visit the file again, a new backup file
will be made.
For most files, the variable @code{make-backup-files} determines
whether to make backup files. On most operating systems, its default