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


From: Richard M . Stallman
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/files.texi
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 13:14:34 -0500

Index: emacs/lispref/files.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/files.texi:1.73 emacs/lispref/files.texi:1.74
*** emacs/lispref/files.texi:1.73       Thu Feb  3 07:01:04 2005
--- emacs/lispref/files.texi    Sun Mar  6 18:14:33 2005
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*** 578,593 ****
  this case.
  
  If @var{append} is address@hidden, then the specified text is appended
! to the existing file contents (if any).  Starting in Emacs 21, if
! @var{append} is an integer, then @code{write-region} seeks to that byte
! offset from the start of the file and writes the data from there.
  
  If @var{mustbenew} is address@hidden, then @code{write-region} asks
! for confirmation if @var{filename} names an existing file.
! Starting in Emacs 21, if @var{mustbenew} is the symbol @code{excl},
! then @code{write-region} does not ask for confirmation, but instead
! it signals an error @code{file-already-exists} if the file already
! exists.
  
  The test for an existing file, when @var{mustbenew} is @code{excl}, uses
  a special system feature.  At least for files on a local disk, there is
--- 578,592 ----
  this case.
  
  If @var{append} is address@hidden, then the specified text is appended
! to the existing file contents (if any).  If @var{append} is an
! integer, @code{write-region} seeks to that byte offset from the start
! of the file and writes the data from there.
  
  If @var{mustbenew} is address@hidden, then @code{write-region} asks
! for confirmation if @var{filename} names an existing file.  If
! @var{mustbenew} is the symbol @code{excl}, then @code{write-region}
! does not ask for confirmation, but instead it signals an error
! @code{file-already-exists} if the file already exists.
  
  The test for an existing file, when @var{mustbenew} is @code{excl}, uses
  a special system feature.  At least for files on a local disk, there is
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*** 2013,2019 ****
  @subsection Generating Unique File Names
  
    Some programs need to write temporary files.  Here is the usual way to
! construct a name for such a file, starting in Emacs 21:
  
  @example
  (make-temp-file @var{name-of-application})
--- 2012,2018 ----
  @subsection Generating Unique File Names
  
    Some programs need to write temporary files.  Here is the usual way to
! construct a name for such a file:
  
  @example
  (make-temp-file @var{name-of-application})
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*** 2106,2112 ****
  
  @tindex small-temporary-file-directory
  @defvar small-temporary-file-directory
! This variable (new in Emacs 21) specifies the directory name for
  creating certain temporary files, which are likely to be small.
  
  If you want to write a temporary file which is likely to be small, you
--- 2105,2111 ----
  
  @tindex small-temporary-file-directory
  @defvar small-temporary-file-directory
! This variable specifies the directory name for
  creating certain temporary files, which are likely to be small.
  
  If you want to write a temporary file which is likely to be small, you




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