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(Copyrights, Timestamps): Recommend `before-save-hook' instead of

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2004-06-13 Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
* autotype.texi (Copyrights, Timestamps): Recommend
`before-save-hook' instead of `write-file-functions'.
2004-06-13 Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
* custom.texi (Init Syntax): Explain about vars that do special

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@ -456,16 +456,19 @@ wrong version of the GNU General Public License (@pxref{(emacs)Copying}) is foun
that is updated too.
An interesting application for this function is to have it be called
automatically every time a file is saved. This is accomplished by putting
@code{(add-hook 'write-file-functions 'copyright-update)} into your @file{~/.emacs}
file (@pxref{(emacs)Init File}).
automatically every time a file is saved. This is accomplished by
putting @code{(add-hook 'before-save-hook 'copyright-update)} into
your @file{~/.emacs} file (@pxref{(emacs)Init File}). Alternative,
you can do @kbd{M-x customize-variable @key{RET} before-save-hook
@key{RET}}. @code{copyright-update} is conveniently listed as an
option in the customization buffer.
@vindex copyright-query
The variable @code{copyright-query} controls whether to update the
copyright or whether to ask about it. When this is @code{nil} updating is
only done with @kbd{M-x copyright-update}. When this is @code{function}
you are queried whenever @code{copyright-update} is called as a function,
such as in the @code{write-file-functions} feature mentioned above. Otherwise
such as in the @code{before-save-hook} feature mentioned above. Otherwise
you are always queried.
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@cindex timestamps
@findex time-stamp
@vindex write-file-functions
@vindex before-save-hook
The @code{time-stamp} command can be used to update automatically a
template in a file with a new time stamp every time you save the file.
Customize the hook @code{write-file-functions} to add the function
@code{time-stamp} to arrange this.
Customize the hook @code{before-save-hook} to add the function
@code{time-stamp} to arrange this. It you use Custom to do this,
then @code{time-stamp} is conveniently listed as an option in the
customization buffer.
@vindex time-stamp-active
@vindex time-stamp-format