Spelling fixes.

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / files.el

diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 40e2df1..40b6e7d 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ we don't actually set it to the same mode the buffer already has."
                   (if (looking-at auto-mode-interpreter-regexp)
                       (match-string 2)
                     ""))
-           ;; Map interpreter name to a mode, signalling we're done at the
+           ;; Map interpreter name to a mode, signaling we're done at the
            ;; same time.
            done (assoc (file-name-nondirectory mode)
                        interpreter-mode-alist))
@@ -4686,7 +4686,15 @@ prints a message in the minibuffer.  Instead, use `set-buffer-modified-p'."
   "Change whether this buffer is read-only.
 With prefix argument ARG, make the buffer read-only if ARG is
 positive, otherwise make it writable.  If buffer is read-only
-and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode."
+and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode.
+
+This function is usually the wrong thing to use in a Lisp program.
+It can have side-effects beyond changing the read-only status of a buffer
+\(e.g., enabling view mode), and does not affect read-only regions that
+are caused by text properties.  To make a buffer read-only in Lisp code,
+set `buffer-read-only'.  To ignore read-only status (whether due to text
+properties or buffer state) and make changes, temporarily bind
+`inhibit-read-only'."
   (interactive "P")
   (if (and arg
            (if (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0) buffer-read-only
@@ -4858,7 +4866,7 @@ given.  With a prefix argument, TRASH is nil."
                directory 'full directory-files-no-dot-files-regexp))
          (error "Directory is not empty, not moving to trash")
        (move-file-to-trash directory)))
-     ;; Otherwise, call outselves recursively if needed.
+     ;; Otherwise, call ourselves recursively if needed.
      (t
       (if (and recursive (not (file-symlink-p directory)))
          (mapc (lambda (file)
@@ -5782,7 +5790,7 @@ returns nil."
 
          ;; vc dired listings provide the state or blanks between file
          ;; permissions and date.  The state is always surrounded by
-         ;; parantheses:
+         ;; parentheses:
          ;; -rw-r--r-- (modified) 2005-10-22 21:25 files.el
          ;; This is not supported yet.
     (purecopy (concat "\\([0-9][BkKMGTPEZY]? " iso
@@ -6102,7 +6110,7 @@ message to that effect instead of signaling an error."
 
 (defvar kill-emacs-query-functions nil
   "Functions to call with no arguments to query about killing Emacs.
-If any of these functions returns nil, killing Emacs is cancelled.
+If any of these functions returns nil, killing Emacs is canceled.
 `save-buffers-kill-emacs' calls these functions, but `kill-emacs',
 the low level primitive, does not.  See also `kill-emacs-hook'.")
 
@@ -6492,7 +6500,7 @@ Otherwise, trash FILENAME using the freedesktop.org conventions,
                                 (setq tries 0 success t))
                             (file-already-exists nil))
                     (setq tries (1- tries))
-                    ;; Uniqify new-fn.  (Some file managers do not
+                    ;; Uniquify new-fn.  (Some file managers do not
                     ;; like Emacs-style backup file names---e.g. bug
                     ;; 170956 in Konqueror bug tracker.)
                     (setq new-fn (make-temp-name (concat base-fn "_")))))