--- a/mercurial/util.py Sun Apr 24 19:25:10 2011 -0400
+++ b/mercurial/util.py Sun Apr 24 17:30:50 2011 -0400
@@ -719,12 +719,15 @@
return temp
class atomictempfile(object):
- """file-like object that atomically updates a file
+ '''writeable file object that atomically updates a file
- All writes will be redirected to a temporary copy of the original
- file. When rename is called, the copy is renamed to the original
- name, making the changes visible.
- """
+ All writes will go to a temporary copy of the original file. Call
+ rename() when you are done writing, and atomictempfile will rename
+ the temporary copy to the original name, making the changes visible.
+
+ Unlike other file-like objects, close() discards your writes by
+ simply deleting the temporary file.
+ '''
def __init__(self, name, mode='w+b', createmode=None):
self.__name = name # permanent name
self._tempname = mktempcopy(name, emptyok=('w' in mode),