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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2007-05-10 14:51:08 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2007-05-10 14:51:08 +0000
commit4c88cf6decf35b0290ab7860ffb738a823190a68 (patch)
tree3daf7649949834e6b6fdab15e5ac71a4d1ec604c /lispref
parent1477487565a7f2c851baa1a5150aadede75354aa (diff)
downloademacs-4c88cf6decf35b0290ab7860ffb738a823190a68.tar.gz
(Auto Major Mode): Document file-start-mode-alist.
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diff --git a/lispref/modes.texi b/lispref/modes.texi
index 5d91b238fca..56fb43a0c3b 100644
--- a/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -616,6 +616,11 @@ the text at the beginning of the buffer matches @var{regexp} and
@code{auto-mode-alist} gets to decide the mode.
@end defvar
+@defvar file-start-mode-alist
+This works like @code{magic-mode-alist}, except that it is handled
+only if @code{auto-mode-alist} does not specify a mode for this file.
+@end defvar
+
@defvar auto-mode-alist
This variable contains an association list of file name patterns
(regular expressions) and corresponding major mode commands. Usually,