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revision 1.14 by eliz, Tue Jul 17 10:48:19 2001 UTC revision 1.15 by rms, Sun Nov 11 01:52:15 2001 UTC
# Line 286  that, when executed, define the same abb Line 286  that, when executed, define the same abb
286  @findex read-abbrev-file  @findex read-abbrev-file
287  @findex quietly-read-abbrev-file  @findex quietly-read-abbrev-file
288  @vindex abbrev-file-name  @vindex abbrev-file-name
289    @kbd{M-x read-abbrev-file} reads a file name using the minibuffer and    @kbd{M-x read-abbrev-file} reads a file name using the minibuffer
290  then reads the file, defining abbrevs according to the contents of the  and then reads the file, defining abbrevs according to the contents of
291  file.  @kbd{M-x quietly-read-abbrev-file} is the same except that it  the file.  The function @code{quietly-read-abbrev-file} is similar
292  does not display a message in the echo area saying that it is doing its  except that it does not display a message in the echo area; you cannot
293  work; it is actually useful primarily in the @file{.emacs} file.  If an  invoke it interactively, and it is used primarily in the @file{.emacs}
294  empty argument is given to either of these functions, they use the file  file.  If either of these functions is called with @code{nil} as the
295  name specified in the variable @code{abbrev-file-name}, which is by  argument, it uses the file name specified in the variable
296  default @code{"~/.abbrev_defs"}.  @code{abbrev-file-name}, which is by default @code{"~/.abbrev_defs"}.
297    That file is your standard abbrev definition file, and Emacs loads
298    abbrevs from it automatically when it starts up.
299    
300  @vindex save-abbrevs  @vindex save-abbrevs
301    Emacs will offer to save abbrevs automatically if you have changed any of    Emacs will offer to save abbrevs automatically if you have changed
302  them, whenever it offers to save all files (for @kbd{C-x s} or @kbd{C-x  any of them, whenever it offers to save all files (for @kbd{C-x s} or
303  C-c}).  This feature can be inhibited by setting the variable  @kbd{C-x C-c}).  It saves them in the file specified by
304  @code{save-abbrevs} to @code{nil}.  @code{abbrev-file-name}.  This feature can be inhibited by setting the
305    variable @code{save-abbrevs} to @code{nil}.
306    
307  @findex insert-abbrevs  @findex insert-abbrevs
308  @findex define-abbrevs  @findex define-abbrevs

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