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7.3 Files

Visiting Files

find-file

find-file-literally

find-file-noselect

find-file-other-window

find-file-read-only

find-file-wildcards — user option

find-file-hook — user option

find-file-not-found-functions — variable

find-file-literally — variable

Saving Files

save-buffer

save-some-buffers

write-file

set-visited-file-name

not-modified

Deleting Files

delete-file

Hooks Related to Saving

write-file-functions

write-contents-functions

before-save-hook

after-save-hook

Writing Buffers to Files

append-to-file

write-region

with-temp-file

Errors

handle errors

system-messages-locale (a variable)

locale-coding-system (a variable)

Creating Temporary Files

make-temp-file

create a unique temporary file

temporary-file-directory—a user option

default directory for storing temporary files

small-temporary-file-directory—a user option

a default directory for storing small temporary files

• Visiting or Finding Files
• File Names
• Saving Files
• Backing Up Files
• Writing to Files
• Deleting Files