* cmdargs.texi (General Variables):

Fix TMPDIR documentation to match the code's behavior.
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Paul Eggert 2013-02-12 16:42:56 -08:00
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2013-02-13 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* cmdargs.texi (General Variables):
Fix TMPDIR documentation to match the code's behavior.
2013-02-10 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* trouble.texi (Checklist): Update bug keybinding.

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@ -567,10 +567,9 @@ terminal specified by @env{TERM}. This defaults to
These environment variables are used to initialize the variable
@code{temporary-file-directory}, which specifies a directory in which
to put temporary files (@pxref{Backup}). Emacs tries to use
@env{TMPDIR} first; if that is unset, it tries @env{TMP}, then
@env{TEMP}, and finally @file{/tmp}. But on MS-Windows and MS-DOS,
Emacs tries @env{TEMP}, then @env{TMPDIR}, then @env{TMP}, and finally
@file{c:/temp}.
@env{TMPDIR} first. If that is unset, Emacs normally falls back on
@file{/tmp}, but on MS-Windows and MS-DOS it instead falls back on
@env{TMP}, then @env{TEMP}, and finally @file{c:/temp}.
@item TZ
This specifies the current time zone and possibly also daylight