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diff --git a/man/macos.texi b/man/macos.texi index 05d5b48ec02..28be4582ab1 100644 --- a/man/macos.texi +++ b/man/macos.texi @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ unexec (@code{dump-emacs}), asynchronous subprocesses (@code{start-process}), and networking (@code{open-network-stream}). As a result, packages such as Gnus, GUD, and Comint do not work. - Since external Unix programs to handle commands such as + Since external programs to handle commands such as @code{print-buffer} and @code{diff} are not available on the Mac OS, they are not supported in the Mac OS version. @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ EMACS_UNIBYTE=1 @end example So when Emacs requests a file name, doing file name completion on -@file{/} will display all volumes on the system. As in Unix, @file{..} -can be used to go up a directory level. +@file{/} will display all volumes on the system. You can use @file{..} +to go up a directory level. To access files and folders on the desktop, look in the folder @file{Desktop Folder} in your boot volume (this folder is usually invisible in the Mac @code{Finder}). Emacs creates the Mac folder @file{:Preferences:Emacs:} in the -@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory. The Unix -emulation code maps the Unix directory @file{/tmp} to it. Therefore it +@file{System Folder} and uses it as the temporary directory. Emacs +maps the directory name @file{/tmp/} to that. Therefore it is best to avoid naming a volume @file{tmp}. If everything works correctly, the program should leave no files in it when it exits. You should be able to set the environment variable @code{TMPDIR} to use @@ -229,6 +229,6 @@ string. @findex mac-filename-to-unix @findex unix-filename-to-mac The function @code{mac-filename-to-unix} takes a Mac file name and -returns the Unix equivalent. The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac} +returns the Posix equivalent. The function @code{unix-filename-to-mac} performs the opposite conversion. They are useful for constructing AppleScript commands to be passed to @code{do-applescript}. |