Variable: find-file-visit-truename

find-file-visit-truename is a customizable variable defined in files.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil means visiting a file uses its truename as the visited-file name.

That is, the buffer visiting the file has the truename as the value of buffer-file-name(var)/buffer-file-name(fun). The truename of a file is found by chasing all links both at the file level and at the levels of the containing directories.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 19.20.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/files.el.gz
(defcustom find-file-visit-truename nil
  "Non-nil means visiting a file uses its truename as the visited-file name.
That is, the buffer visiting the file has the truename as the
value of `buffer-file-name'.  The truename of a file is found by
chasing all links both at the file level and at the levels of the
containing directories."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'find-file)