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Volumes and Directories on the Mac
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   The directory structure in the Mac OS is seen by Emacs as

     /VOLUMENAME/FILENAME

   So when Emacs requests a file name, doing file name completion on
`/' will display all volumes on the system.  You can use `..' to go up
a directory level.

   To access files and folders on the desktop, look in the folder
`Desktop Folder' in your boot volume (this folder is usually invisible
in the Mac `Finder').

   Emacs creates the Mac folder `:Preferences:Emacs:' in the `System
Folder' and uses it as the temporary directory.  Emacs maps the
directory name `/tmp/' to that.  Therefore it is best to avoid naming a
volume `tmp'.  If everything works correctly, the program should leave
no files in it when it exits.  You should be able to set the
environment variable `TMPDIR' to use another directory but this folder
will still be created.