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author | Dave Love <[email protected]> | 2001-01-24 22:21:31 +0000 |
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committer | Dave Love <[email protected]> | 2001-01-24 22:21:31 +0000 |
commit | 9575b9aedb2df889d960705ffa21e282e18fbc2d (patch) | |
tree | 448218c3f1333498c928916bbea9147e3e583b8b /man | |
parent | 1453f1b998e84963c0aea3d602db1d8eaa96d6cc (diff) |
(Time Stamps): New.
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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 9e86b3e336..fc134885ca 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ every time a file is saved or written. The default is @code{nil}. * Interlocking:: How Emacs protects against simultaneous editing of one file by two users. * Shadowing: File Shadowing. Copying files to `shadows' automatically. +* Time Stamps:: Emacs can update time stamps on saved files. @end menu @node Backup @@ -762,6 +763,31 @@ asked again next time you hit @kbd{C-x 4 s} or exit Emacs. If you do not want to be asked again, use @kbd{M-x shadow-cancel}, and you will not be asked until you change the file and save it again. +@node Time Stamps +@subsection Updating Time Stamps Automatically +@findex time-stamp +@cindex time stamps +@cindex modification dates + +You can arrange to have time stamp text in a file updated +automatically to reflect the modification time when you save the +file. To do this, include in the first eight lines a template like +@example +Time-stamp: <> +@end example +@noindent +or +@example +Time-stamp: "" +@end example +@noindent +and customize the value of the hook @code{write-file-hooks} to add +@code{time-stamp}. Such a template is updated with the current time +and date when the file is written. + +You can customize the form of the template and the time string used +along with other parameters in the Custom group @code{time-stamp}. + @node Reverting @section Reverting a Buffer @findex revert-buffer |