From 2592ef74ab2eba57c32fe21993ce01e9698b106f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Haberkorn Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:25:48 +0100 Subject: fixup: renamed "backups" to "recovery files" * Other editors call "backup files" previous copies of saved files. This role would be served by savepoint files in SciTECO. * Likewise filename~ would point to such a backup file. It therefore makes sense that savepoint files also end in tildes (.teco-n-filename~). * Security copies of modified buffers would be called "auto-saves" (Emacs) or "swap files" (Vim). Both of these terms is IMHO misleading, so SciTECO now uses the term "recovery file". * "Recovery files" are now named #filename# just like in Emacs. --- doc/sciteco.1.in | 20 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/sciteco.1.in b/doc/sciteco.1.in index 0370c50..e47ca93 100644 --- a/doc/sciteco.1.in +++ b/doc/sciteco.1.in @@ -450,20 +450,22 @@ and opening files specified on the command line. .B $SCITECOPATH/*.tes Standard library macros. .TP -.SCITECO_TOPIC backup -.IB filename ~ -Backup file: -After a configurable backup interval (5 minutes by default) -\*(ST backs up all modified buffers, that have not been backed up -previously. -These files should be ignored by version control systems. +.BI # filename # +Recovery file: +After a configurable recovery interval \*(ST dumps up all modified buffers +(unsaved changes), that have not been dumped previously. +These files should be ignored by version control systems and may +be left around after crashes and unexpected restarts. +See \fB6EJ\fP for more details. .TP -.SCITECO_TOPIC savepoint +.SCITECO_TOPIC savepoint backup .BI .teco- n - filename ~ Save point files created by \*(ST when saving files during interactive execution have this format. On Windows, these files have the hidden attribute set. -Savepoint files are temporary and should be ignored by version +They are internally used when rubbing out file saves +and are conceptually similar to backup files in other editors. +However they are temporary and should be ignored by version control systems, etc. .TP .SCITECO_TOPIC ".teco_session" session -- cgit v1.2.3