From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Jim Blandy" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: emacs manual patch: refer to File Variables from Numbered Backups. Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:44 -0700 Message-ID: <8f2776cb0809111213v66a6203dv1ecf28590e7a03a5@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1221160452 5868 80.91.229.12 (11 Sep 2008 19:14:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:14:12 +0000 (UTC) To: "Emacs Development" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 11 21:15:08 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kdrd6-0000UI-K7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:15:00 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46322 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdrc6-0000WF-53 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdrbz-0000Ux-3v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:51 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdrbv-0000SL-A6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60985 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kdrbv-0000SI-2j for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:47 -0400 Original-Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.224]:19907) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kdrbu-0005Xz-JG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:46 -0400 Original-Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id c30so308993wra.14 for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender :to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-disposition:x-google-sender-auth; bh=nQZXERWs2rhbnzop4pkwhKtDzm96cPZ4GmOUon38VY4=; b=HQpCuDMINApn52YkQic8lw2WWiERR5Kbr4X6M90p9Sr4R0CI6HyGwKenRnzwlMn8Zz Ij03zRPRwzkmbY0HkFBZtYlN1A/XHomvaik4Bn28JGjV+DcMvn+DgdiNPggva5ZCh8vA TF+ecRaTwK/4n2zz6fkf//F7FIlseCFX7N+CU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:x-google-sender-auth; b=MKUzajltCs2TYCXWpyOxIYaCKhG7hUXudxIc9TlQ1BQG/Uqcqkezp3NMaP9Q4u/5ur SNsir4it4/drpKfUDCo16sHGwqbJfgvUKOSDVqC+KbWZt3d1Oeube40ag1HH+/2IdYvK xclJNlh3WJWGhAVzJaKLUQ4rf4R6EF6zTFwxU= Original-Received: by 10.151.109.11 with SMTP id l11mr4522830ybm.204.1221160424386; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:44 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.150.135.3 with HTTP; Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:44 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline X-Google-Sender-Auth: 84abb805bcafb347 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:103822 Archived-At: A user reading about backup policies will often have a particular file in mind whose backup policy he would like to change. The fact that Rmail mode uses this variable seems out of place. Perhaps a reader who has noticed Rmail's behavior with regards to backup files could relate that to the effect of this variable, but readers unfamiliar with Rmail won't. * emacs.texi (Numbered Backups): reference File Variables, as well. Remove discussion of Rmail's implementation. diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ The usual way to set this variable is gl The usual way to set this variable is globally, through your @file{.emacs} file or the customization buffer. However, you can set @code{version-control} locally in an individual buffer to control the -making of backups for that buffer's file. For example, Rmail mode -locally sets @code{version-control} to @code{never} to make sure that -there is only one backup for an Rmail file. @xref{Locals}. +making of backups for that buffer's file (@pxref{Locals}). You can +have Emacs set @code{version-control} locally whenever you visit a +given file (@pxref{File Variables}). @cindex @env{VERSION_CONTROL} environment variable If you set the environment variable @env{VERSION_CONTROL}, to tell