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(Overview of Emerge): Add cross reference. Remove duplication.
author Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
date Wed, 18 May 2005 14:30:59 +0000
parents 0d13c2e5baa9
children 3723093a21fd f042e7c0fe20
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961 text. These commands read three file or buffer names---variant A, 961 text. These commands read three file or buffer names---variant A,
962 variant B, and the common ancestor. 962 variant B, and the common ancestor.
963 963
964 After the comparison is done and the buffers are prepared, the 964 After the comparison is done and the buffers are prepared, the
965 interactive merging starts. You control the merging by typing special 965 interactive merging starts. You control the merging by typing special
966 @dfn{merge commands} in the merge buffer. The merge buffer shows you a 966 @dfn{merge commands} in the merge buffer (@pxref{Merge Commands}).
967 full merged text, not just differences. For each run of differences 967 For each run of differences between the input texts, you can choose
968 between the input texts, you can choose which one of them to keep, or 968 which one of them to keep, or edit them both together.
969 edit them both together.
970 969
971 The merge buffer uses a special major mode, Emerge mode, with commands 970 The merge buffer uses a special major mode, Emerge mode, with commands
972 for making these choices. But you can also edit the buffer with 971 for making these choices. But you can also edit the buffer with
973 ordinary Emacs commands. 972 ordinary Emacs commands.
974 973