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Re: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 c8ffca5: * lisp/files.el (kept-new-versions):
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Radon Rosborough |
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Re: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 c8ffca5: * lisp/files.el (kept-new-versions): Improve documentation string. |
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Mon, 9 Apr 2018 13:51:42 -0700 |
>> -Includes the new backup. Must be > 0"
>> +Includes the new backup. Must be greater than 0."
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> Hmm... I find the previous formulation more clear (e.g. it clearly
> rules out 0 whereas the new seems to allow 0).
How? "Greater than" means not equal to, and is the English equivalent
to the symbol ">" (as opposed to "≥"). To allow for zero, one would
say "greater than or equal to" or "at least" or "no less than".