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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2023-01-19 16:15:13 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2023-01-19 16:15:13 +0200
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; * doc/emacs/modes.texi (Choosing Modes): Add index entries.
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@@ -429,8 +429,11 @@ For example, one element normally found in the list has the form
@code{(@t{"\\.c\\'"} . c-mode)}, and it is responsible for selecting C
mode for files whose names end in @file{.c}. (Note that @samp{\\} is
needed in Lisp syntax to include a @samp{\} in the string, which must
-be used to suppress the special meaning of @samp{.} in regexps.) If
-the element has the form @w{@code{(@var{regexp} @var{mode-function}
+be used to suppress the special meaning of @samp{.} in regexps.)
+
+@cindex backup files, choosing a major mode
+@cindex encrypted files, choosing a major mode
+If the element has the form @w{@code{(@var{regexp} @var{mode-function}
@var{flag})}} and @var{flag} is non-@code{nil}, then after calling
@var{mode-function} (if it is non-@code{nil}), Emacs discards the
suffix that matched @var{regexp} and searches the list again for