From 4cefa3c0b1f7270ca5317caa02101a0257595b9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:31:57 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] ; * doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup): Clarify "saving" (bug#70326). --- doc/emacs/files.texi | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index d074a55b762..393c4728422 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -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