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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/files.texi


From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/files.texi
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 08:17:10 -0400

Index: emacs/man/files.texi
diff -c emacs/man/files.texi:1.72 emacs/man/files.texi:1.73
*** emacs/man/files.texi:1.72   Sun Jun 23 17:45:33 2002
--- emacs/man/files.texi        Sun Jul  7 08:16:45 2002
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*** 104,119 ****
  @cindex environment variables in file names
  @cindex expansion of environment variables
  @cindex @code{$} in file names
! @anchor{File Names with $}
!   @samp{$} in a file name is used to substitute environment variables.
! For example, if you have used the shell command @command{export
  FOO=rms/hacks} to set up an environment variable named @env{FOO}, then
  you can use @file{/u/$FOO/test.c} or @file{/u/address@hidden@}/test.c} as an
! abbreviation for @file{/u/rms/hacks/test.c}.  The environment variable
! name consists of all the alphanumeric characters after the @samp{$};
! alternatively, it may be enclosed in braces after the @samp{$}.  Note
! that shell commands to set environment variables affect Emacs only if
! done before Emacs is started.
  
  @cindex home directory shorthand
    You can use the @file{~/} in a file name to mean your home directory,
--- 104,123 ----
  @cindex environment variables in file names
  @cindex expansion of environment variables
  @cindex @code{$} in file names
!   @anchor{File Names with address@hidden in a file name is used to
! substitute an environment variable.  The environment variable name
! consists of all the alphanumeric characters after the @samp{$};
! alternatively, it can be enclosed in braces after the @samp{$}.  For
! example, if you have used the shell command @command{export
  FOO=rms/hacks} to set up an environment variable named @env{FOO}, then
  you can use @file{/u/$FOO/test.c} or @file{/u/address@hidden@}/test.c} as an
! abbreviation for @file{/u/rms/hacks/test.c}.  If the environment
! variable is not defined, no substitution occurs: @file{/u/$notdefined}
! stands for itself (assuming the environment variable @env{notdefined}
! is not defined).
! 
!   Note that shell commands to set environment variables affect Emacs
! only when done before Emacs is started.
  
  @cindex home directory shorthand
    You can use the @file{~/} in a file name to mean your home directory,
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*** 123,133 ****
  value of the environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General
  Variables}.)
  
!   To access a file with @samp{$} in its name, type @samp{$$}.  This pair
! is converted to a single @samp{$} at the same time as variable
! substitution is performed for a single @samp{$}.  Alternatively, quote the
! whole file name with @samp{/:} (@pxref{Quoted File Names}).  File names
! which begin with a literal @samp{~} should also be quoted with @samp{/:}.
  
  @findex substitute-in-file-name
    The Lisp function that performs the substitution is called
--- 127,138 ----
  value of the environment variable @code{HOME}; see @ref{General
  Variables}.)
  
!   To access a file with @samp{$} in its name, if the @samp{$} causes
! expansion, type @samp{$$}.  This pair is converted to a single
! @samp{$} at the same time as variable substitution is performed for a
! single @samp{$}.  Alternatively, quote the whole file name with
! @samp{/:} (@pxref{Quoted File Names}).  File names which begin with a
! literal @samp{~} should also be quoted with @samp{/:}.
  
  @findex substitute-in-file-name
    The Lisp function that performs the substitution is called
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*** 945,955 ****
  
  @cindex auto-save for remote files
  @vindex auto-save-file-name-transforms
! The variable @code{auto-save-file-name-transforms} allows a
! degree of control over the auto-save file name.  The default value is
! set up to put the auto-save files for remote files
! (@pxref{Remote Files}) into the temporary file directory on the local
! machine. 
  
    When you delete a substantial part of the text in a large buffer, auto
  save turns off temporarily in that buffer.  This is because if you
--- 950,961 ----
  
  @cindex auto-save for remote files
  @vindex auto-save-file-name-transforms
!   The variable @code{auto-save-file-name-transforms} allows a degree
! of control over the auto-save file name.  It lets you specify a series
! of regular expressions and replacements to transform the auto save
! file name.  The default value puts the auto-save files for remote
! files (@pxref{Remote Files}) into the temporary file directory on the
! local machine.
  
    When you delete a substantial part of the text in a large buffer, auto
  save turns off temporarily in that buffer.  This is because if you
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*** 2639,2644 ****
--- 2645,2654 ----
  pick up any recent changes from the repository first, using @kbd{C-x v m
  @key{RET}}, @pxref{Merging}).
  
+ @vindex vc-cvs-global-switches
+   The variable @code{vc-cvs-global-switches} should be a string
+ specifyng switches to pass to CVS for all CVS operations.
+ 
    When @code{vc-cvs-stay-local} is @code{t}, VC also makes local
  version backups, so that simple diff and revert operations are
  completely local (@pxref{Version Backups}).
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*** 2702,2713 ****
  
  @vindex list-directory-brief-switches
  @vindex list-directory-verbose-switches
!   The text of a directory listing is obtained by running @code{ls} in an
! inferior process.  Two Emacs variables control the switches passed to
! @code{ls}: @code{list-directory-brief-switches} is a string giving the
! switches to use in brief listings (@code{"-CF"} by default), and
! @code{list-directory-verbose-switches} is a string giving the switches to
! use in a verbose listing (@code{"-l"} by default).
  
  @node Comparing Files
  @section Comparing Files
--- 2712,2731 ----
  
  @vindex list-directory-brief-switches
  @vindex list-directory-verbose-switches
!   The text of a directory listing is mostly obtained by running
! @code{ls} in an inferior process.  Two Emacs variables control the
! switches passed to @code{ls}: @code{list-directory-brief-switches} is
! a string giving the switches to use in brief listings (@code{"-CF"} by
! default), and @code{list-directory-verbose-switches} is a string
! giving the switches to use in a verbose listing (@code{"-l"} by
! default).
! 
! @vindex directory-free-space-program
! @vindex directory-free-space-args
!   Emacs adds information about the amount of free space on the disk
! that contains the directory.  To do this, it runs the program
! specified by @code{directory-free-space-program} with arguments
! @code{directory-free-space-args}.
  
  @node Comparing Files
  @section Comparing Files



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