(Saving Commands): New node, broken out of Saving.

(Customize Save): New node, broken out of Saving.
Clarify effect of write-region-inhibit-fsync.
(Misc File Ops): Say write-region-inhibit-fsync affects write-region.

diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
index b8e8d60c2f905821c41422fecdcadf0ee6fa94b2..cd8360bf8f9c7e300283709e11fee33fdcee349d 100644 (file)
--- a/man/files.texi
+++ b/man/files.texi
@@ -366,6 +366,21 @@ variables defined for that file (@pxref{File Variables}).
   @dfn{Saving} a buffer in Emacs means writing its contents back into the file
 that was visited in the buffer.
 
+@menu
+* Save Commands::       Commands for saving files.
+* Backup::              How Emacs saves the old version of your file.
+* Customize Save::      Customizing the saving of files.
+* Interlocking::        How Emacs protects against simultaneous editing
+                          of one file by two users.
+* Shadowing: File Shadowing.  Copying files to "shadows" automatically.
+* Time Stamps::         Emacs can update time stamps on saved files.
+@end menu
+
+@node Saving Commands
+@subsection Commands for Saving Files
+
+  These are the commands that relate to saving and writing files.
+
 @table @kbd
 @item C-x C-s
 Save the current buffer in its visited file on disk (@code{save-buffer}).
@@ -483,42 +498,6 @@ notifies you of this fact, because it probably indicates a problem caused
 by simultaneous editing and requires your immediate attention.
 @xref{Interlocking,, Simultaneous Editing}.
 
-@vindex require-final-newline
-  If the value of the variable @code{require-final-newline} is
-@code{t}, Emacs silently puts a newline at the end of any file that
-doesn't already end in one, every time a file is saved or written.  If
-the value is @code{visit}, Emacs adds a newline at the end of any file
-that doesn't have one, just after it visits the file.  (This marks the
-buffer as modified, and you can undo it.)  If the value is
-@code{visit-save}, that means to add newlines both on visiting and on
-saving.  If the value is @code{nil}, Emacs leaves the end of the file
-unchanged; if it's neither @code{nil} nor @code{t}, Emacs asks you
-whether to add a newline.  The default is @code{nil}.
-
-@vindex mode-require-final-newline
-  Many major modes are designed for specific kinds of files that are
-always supposed to end in newlines.  These major modes set the
-variable @code{require-final-newline} according to
-@code{mode-require-final-newline}.  By setting the latter variable,
-you can control how these modes handle final newlines.
-
-@vindex write-region-inhibit-fsync
-  When Emacs saves a file to disk, it issues an @code{fsync} call to the
-operating system to ensure that your data has indeed reached the media.
-This is important for safety if the system crashes or in case of power
-outage.  However, it can be disruptive on laptops using power saving
-because it forces the system to spin up the drive each time you save a
-file; the variable @code{write-region-inhibit-fsync} disables this
-synchronization.  This may result in data loss, use with care!
-
-@menu
-* Backup::              How Emacs saves the old version of your file.
-* Interlocking::        How Emacs protects against simultaneous editing
-                          of one file by two users.
-* Shadowing: File Shadowing.  Copying files to "shadows" automatically.
-* Time Stamps::         Emacs can update time stamps on saved files.
-@end menu
-
 @node Backup
 @subsection Backup Files
 @cindex backup file
@@ -725,6 +704,38 @@ typically break hard links, disconnecting the file name you visited from
 any alternate names for the same file.  This has nothing to do with
 Emacs---the version control system does it.
 
+@node Customize Save
+@subsection Customizing Saving of Files
+
+@vindex require-final-newline
+  If the value of the variable @code{require-final-newline} is
+@code{t}, saving or writing a file silently puts a newline at the end
+if there isn't already one there.  If the value is @code{visit}, Emacs
+adds a newline at the end of any file that doesn't have one, just
+after it visits the file.  (This marks the buffer as modified, and you
+can undo it.)  If the value is @code{visit-save}, that means to add
+newlines both on visiting and on saving.  If the value is @code{nil},
+Emacs leaves the end of the file unchanged; if it's neither @code{nil}
+nor @code{t}, Emacs asks you whether to add a newline.  The default is
+@code{nil}.
+
+@vindex mode-require-final-newline
+  Many major modes are designed for specific kinds of files that are
+always supposed to end in newlines.  These major modes set the
+variable @code{require-final-newline} according to
+@code{mode-require-final-newline}.  By setting the latter variable,
+you can control how these modes handle final newlines.
+
+@vindex write-region-inhibit-fsync
+  When Emacs saves a file, it invokes the @code{fsync} system call to
+force the data immediately out to disk.  This is important for safety
+if the system crashes or in case of power outage.  However, it can be
+disruptive on laptops using power saving, because it requires the disk
+to spin up each time you save a file.  Setting
+@code{write-region-inhibit-fsync} to a non-@code{nil} value disables
+this synchronization.  Be careful---this means increased risk of data
+loss.
+
 @node Interlocking
 @subsection Protection against Simultaneous Editing
 
@@ -3008,8 +3019,10 @@ leaving point unchanged before the contents and the mark after them.
 @findex write-region
   @kbd{M-x write-region} is the inverse of @kbd{M-x insert-file}; it
 copies the contents of the region into the specified file.  @kbd{M-x
-append-to-file} adds the text of the region to the end of the specified
-file.  @xref{Accumulating Text}.
+append-to-file} adds the text of the region to the end of the
+specified file.  @xref{Accumulating Text}.  The variable
+@code{write-region-inhibit-fsync} applies to these commands, as well
+as saving files; see @ref{Customize Save}.
 
 @findex delete-file
 @cindex deletion (of files)