Variable: auto-save-include-big-deletions

auto-save-include-big-deletions is a variable defined in fileio.c.

Value

nil

Documentation

If non-nil, auto-save even if a large part of the text is deleted.

If nil, deleting a substantial portion of the text disables auto-save in the buffer; this is the default behavior, because the auto-save file is usually more useful if it contains the deleted text.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 23.1.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/fileio.c
  DEFVAR_LISP ("auto-save-include-big-deletions", Vauto_save_include_big_deletions,
	       doc: /* If non-nil, auto-save even if a large part of the text is deleted.
If nil, deleting a substantial portion of the text disables auto-save
in the buffer; this is the default behavior, because the auto-save
file is usually more useful if it contains the deleted text.  */);