Variable: nnheader-file-name-translation-alist

nnheader-file-name-translation-alist is a customizable variable defined in nnheader.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Alist that says how to translate characters in file names.

For instance, if ":" is invalid as a file character in file names on your system, you could say something like:

(setq nnheader-file-name-translation-alist '((?: . ?_)))

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/gnus/nnheader.el.gz
(defcustom nnheader-file-name-translation-alist
  (if (memq system-type '(windows-nt cygwin))
      (mapcar (lambda (c) (cons c ?_)) '(?: ?* ?\" ?< ?> ??)))
  "Alist that says how to translate characters in file names.
For instance, if \":\" is invalid as a file character in file names
on your system, you could say something like:

\(setq nnheader-file-name-translation-alist \\='((?: . ?_)))"
  :group 'gnus-article-various		; FIXME?
  :type '(alist :key-type character :value-type character))