GNU bug report logs - #49193
Document require-final-newline vs. readonly files

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 49193 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49193: Document require-final-newline vs. readonly files
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 01:18:02 +0800

>> Would
>> 
>> | [...] Emacs adds a newline at the end of any file's buffer that
>> | doesn’t have one, just after it visits the file...
>> 
>> be clearer?

Better say **buffer** or BUFFER, not just plain buffer.

EZ> Depends on the beholder, I guess.  Many newbies don't understand the
EZ> fine difference, and have trouble with the idea that Emacs doesn't
EZ> generally manipulate files for editing.

It's correct that they don't understand the difference, so it would be
great if the manual helped a little to explain it, right there on that
page too in fact.

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