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author | Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> | 2001-02-23 10:25:13 +0000 |
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committer | Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> | 2001-02-23 10:25:13 +0000 |
commit | ce6e98e39b6e2fcc2c92b1f29ed5809ccfa7d821 (patch) | |
tree | 4f9e0b1991044f2d7e82675b6af6ba037c0c0097 | |
parent | 5c39a60f1d9428b2c3bec7376e12a4f4b3b91c1a (diff) |
(Saving): Update the documentation of require-final-newline.
Suggested by Nelson H. F. Beebe <[email protected]>.
-rw-r--r-- | man/files.texi | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 1c04ed3139..9c22cad52b 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -431,9 +431,12 @@ by simultaneous editing and requires your immediate attention. @xref{Interlocking,, Simultaneous Editing}. @vindex require-final-newline - If the variable @code{require-final-newline} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs -puts a newline at the end of any file that doesn't already end in one, -every time a file is saved or written. The default is @code{nil}. + If the value of the variable @code{require-final-newline} is @code{t}, +Emacs silently puts a newline at the end of any file that doesn't +already end in one, every time a file is saved or written. If the value +is @code{nil}, Emacs leaves the end of the file unchanged; if it's +neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, Emacs asks you whether to add a +newline. The default is @code{nil}. @menu * Backup:: How Emacs saves the old version of your file. |