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[Emacs-diffs] master 3b84464: * doc/emacs/files.texi (Copying and Naming


From: Michael Albinus
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] master 3b84464: * doc/emacs/files.texi (Copying and Naming): Mention
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 06:11:45 -0400 (EDT)

branch: master
commit 3b8446439b9e8ec875c9d1b2899d87aa66837a7a
Author: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>
Commit: Michael Albinus <address@hidden>

    * doc/emacs/files.texi (Copying and Naming): Mention
    
    restrictions to add-name-to-file and make-symbolic-link on
    remote systems.
---
 doc/emacs/files.texi | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi
index 7bca988..9d6e62b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/files.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi
@@ -1598,8 +1598,8 @@ rename-file}.  @xref{VC Delete/Rename}.
 file without removing the old name.  The new name is created as a hard
 link to the existing file.  The new name must belong on the same file
 system that the file is on.  On MS-Windows, this command works only if
-the file resides in an NTFS file system.  On MS-DOS, it works by
-copying the file.
+the file resides in an NTFS file system.  On MS-DOS, and some remote
+system types, it works by copying the file.
 
 @findex make-symbolic-link
 @cindex symbolic links (creation)
@@ -1610,7 +1610,8 @@ attempts to open file @var{new} will refer to whatever 
file is named
 the name @var{target} is nonexistent at that time.  This command does
 not expand the argument @var{target}, so that it allows you to specify
 a relative name as the target of the link.  On MS-Windows, this
-command works only on MS Windows Vista and later.
+command works only on MS Windows Vista and later.  On remote systems,
+it works depending on the system type.
 
 @node Misc File Ops
 @section Miscellaneous File Operations



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