Git commit 705a80475dfe1e3d9701c19b634b463e8eabcf77 by Christoph Cullmann, on behalf of Daniel Aleksandersen. Committed on 11/03/2022 at 17:50. Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.
Clarify “disk file” in the context of backup saves M +6 -4 doc/katepart/configuring.docbook https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/commit/705a80475dfe1e3d9701c19b634b463e8eabcf77 diff --git a/doc/katepart/configuring.docbook b/doc/katepart/configuring.docbook index fa2387db0..371e11cb0 100644 --- a/doc/katepart/configuring.docbook +++ b/doc/katepart/configuring.docbook @@ -895,10 +895,12 @@ one is not already present upon saving the file.</para> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Write a backup file on save for</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>Backing up on save will cause &kappname; to copy the disk file to -<prefix><filename><suffix> before saving changes. -The suffix defaults to <emphasis role="bold">~</emphasis> and prefix is empty by -default. </para> +<listitem><para>Backing up on save will cause &kappname; to copy the disk file +(the previously saved version of the file) to <prefix><filename><suffix> +before saving the new changes. A backup file can help you recover work if +something goes wrong while saving or if you later want to recover the previous +version of the file. The suffix defaults to <emphasis role="bold">~</emphasis> +and prefix is empty by default. </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Local files</guilabel></term>
