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@setfilename ../info/backups
@node Backups and Auto-Saving, Buffers, Files, Top
@tindex make-backup-file-name-function
This variable's value is a function to use for making backups instead
of the default @code{make-backup-file-name}. A value of @code{nil}
-gives the default @code{make-backup-file-name} behaviour.
+gives the default @code{make-backup-file-name} behavior.
@xref{Backup Names,, Naming Backup Files}.
This could be buffer-local to do something special for specific
saves all buffers for which auto-saving is enabled and that have been
changed since the previous auto-save.
-Normally, if any buffers are auto-saved, a message that says
-@samp{Auto-saving...} is displayed in the echo area while auto-saving is
-going on. However, if @var{no-message} is non-@code{nil}, the message
-is inhibited.
+If any buffers are auto-saved, @code{do-auto-save} normally displays a
+message saying @samp{Auto-saving...} in the echo area while
+auto-saving is going on. However, if @var{no-message} is
+non-@code{nil}, the message is inhibited.
If @var{current-only} is non-@code{nil}, only the current buffer
is auto-saved.