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@@ -5237,14 +5237,16 @@ Some major modes set this.")
;; auto-fill-function to nil in a file-local setting is safe and
;; can be useful to prevent auto-filling.
(put 'auto-fill-function 'safe-local-variable 'null)
-;; FIXME: turn into a proper minor mode.
-;; Add a global minor mode version of it.
+
(define-minor-mode auto-fill-mode
"Toggle Auto Fill mode.
With ARG, turn Auto Fill mode on if and only if ARG is positive.
In Auto Fill mode, inserting a space at a column beyond `current-fill-column'
automatically breaks the line at a previous space.
+When `auto-fill-mode' is on, the `auto-fill-function' variable is
+non-`nil'.
+
The value of `normal-auto-fill-function' specifies the function to use
for `auto-fill-function' when turning Auto Fill mode on."
:variable (eq auto-fill-function normal-auto-fill-function))