From a38e0d49be3a10d9347f2c10e04f05d922c0fba4 2013-05-02 00:32:46
From: MinRK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: 2013-05-02 00:32:46
Subject: [PATCH] autosave docstring

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diff --git a/IPython/kernel/zmq/zmqshell.py b/IPython/kernel/zmq/zmqshell.py
index 8f1817c..3dc43cf 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/zmq/zmqshell.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/zmq/zmqshell.py
@@ -448,10 +448,13 @@ class KernelMagics(Magics):
     
     @line_magic
     def autosave(self, arg_s):
-        """Set the lower-limit for the autosave frequency in the notebook (in seconds).
+        """Set the autosave interval in the notebook (in seconds).
         
         The default value is 120, or two minutes.
         ``%autosave 0`` will disable autosave.
+        
+        This magic only has an effect when called from the notebook interface.
+        It has no effect when called in a startup file.
         """
         
         try: