@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2004
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/backups
copying.
@end defopt
- The following two variables, when non-@code{nil}, cause the second
+ The following three variables, when non-@code{nil}, cause the second
method to be used in certain special cases. They have no effect on the
treatment of files that don't fall into the special cases.
@table @asis
@item @code{nil}
Make numbered backups if the visited file already has numbered backups;
-otherwise, do not.
+otherwise, do not. This is the default.
@item @code{never}
Do not make numbered backups.
@end group
@end example
-The standard definition of this function is as follows:
+Here is a simplified version of the standard definition of this
+function:
@example
@group
buffer-local bindings for these variables:
@defvar revert-buffer-function
+@anchor{Definition of revert-buffer-function}
The value of this variable is the function to use to revert this
buffer. If non-@code{nil}, it should be a function with two optional
arguments to do the work of reverting. The two optional arguments,