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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/savehist.el b/lisp/savehist.el index 653d0312a19..faeab324e5a 100644 --- a/lisp/savehist.el +++ b/lisp/savehist.el @@ -170,15 +170,19 @@ minibuffer history.") ;;;###autoload (define-minor-mode savehist-mode - "Toggle savehist-mode. -Positive ARG turns on `savehist-mode'. When on, savehist-mode causes -minibuffer history to be saved periodically and when exiting Emacs. -When turned on for the first time in an Emacs session, it causes the -previous minibuffer history to be loaded from `savehist-file'. + "Toggle saving of minibuffer history (Savehist mode). +With a prefix argument ARG, enable Savehist mode if ARG is +positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable +the mode if ARG is omitted or nil. + +When Savehist mode is enabled, minibuffer history is saved +periodically and when exiting Emacs. When Savehist mode is +enabled for the first time in an Emacs session, it loads the +previous minibuffer history from `savehist-file'. This mode should normally be turned on from your Emacs init file. -Calling it at any other time replaces your current minibuffer histories, -which is probably undesirable." +Calling it at any other time replaces your current minibuffer +histories, which is probably undesirable." :global t (if (not savehist-mode) (savehist-uninstall) |