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Add something for auto-coding-regexp-alist.

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Gerd Moellmann 2001-05-17 09:11:21 +00:00
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@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node International, Major Modes, Frames, Top
@chapter International Character Set Support
@ -786,12 +786,18 @@ coding system, as well as C mode. If you specify the coding explicitly
in the file, that overrides @code{file-coding-system-alist}.
@vindex auto-coding-alist
The variable @code{auto-coding-alist} is the strongest way to specify
the coding system for certain patterns of file names; this variable even
overrides @samp{-*-coding:-*-} tags in the file itself. Emacs uses this
feature for tar and archive files, to prevent Emacs from being confused
by a @samp{-*-coding:-*-} tag in a member of the archive and thinking it
applies to the archive file as a whole.
@vindex auto-coding-regexp-alist
The variables @code{auto-coding-alist} and
@code{auto-coding-regexp-alist} are the strongest way to specify the
coding system for certain patterns of file names, or for files
containing certain patterns; these variables even override
@samp{-*-coding:-*-} tags in the file itself. Emacs uses
@code{auto-coding-alist} for tar and archive files, to prevent Emacs
from being confused by a @samp{-*-coding:-*-} tag in a member of the
archive and thinking it applies to the archive file as a whole.
Likewise, Emacs uses @code{auto-coding-regexp-alist} to ensure that
RMAIL files, whose names in general don't match any particular pattern,
are decoded correctly.
If Emacs recognizes the encoding of a file incorrectly, you can
reread the file using the correct coding system by typing @kbd{C-x