~ description fixes from rms

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Karl Berry 2007-04-28 18:00:51 +00:00
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2007-04-28 Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
* files.texi (File Names): Fixes to ~ description on MS systems.
2007-04-28 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
* emacs.texi: Improve line breaks on copyright page,

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or @file{~@var{user-id}/} to mean the home directory of a user whose
login name is @code{user-id}@footnote{
On MS-Windows and MS-DOS systems, where a user doesn't have a home
directory, Emacs substitutes @file{~/} with the value of the
environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General Variables}. The
@file{~@var{user-id}/} construct is supported on those systems only
directory, Emacs replaces @file{~/} with the value of the
environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General Variables}. On
these systems, the @file{~@var{user-id}/} construct is supported only
for the current user, i.e., only if @var{user-id} is the current
user's login name.}.