GNU bug report logs - #22625
24.5; Please add index entry for `~ filename suffix' to manual for node `Backup Names'

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 23:05:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.5

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: 22625 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22625: 24.5; Please add index entry for `~ filename suffix' to manual for node `Backup Names'
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:04:27 -0800 (PST)

Subject line says it all.

See http://emacs.stackexchange.com/q/20216/105.

It's a reasonable question.  A user sees files with `~' at the end of
the name, and wonders what they are.  How to find info about that in the
manual?


In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'
This bug report was last modified 9 years and 104 days ago.

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