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(Writing to Files): Get rid of "Emacs 21".

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(Unique File Names): Likewise.
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Richard M. Stallman 2005-03-06 18:14:33 +00:00
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@ -578,16 +578,15 @@ that string, rather than text from the buffer. @var{end} is ignored in
this case.
If @var{append} is non-@code{nil}, 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.
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 non-@code{nil}, 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.
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
@ -2013,7 +2012,7 @@ on VMS except discard superfluous initial components as shown above.
@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:
construct a name for such a file:
@example
(make-temp-file @var{name-of-application})
@ -2106,7 +2105,7 @@ non-@code{nil}.
@tindex small-temporary-file-directory
@defvar small-temporary-file-directory
This variable (new in Emacs 21) specifies the directory name for
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