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(Comparison in Dired): Make it clear that ``the mark'' is settable by C-SPC.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Thu, 03 May 2001 07:58:04 +0000
parents 1a27ed8dcefc
children 1ff0891cec4c
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784 @findex dired-diff 784 @findex dired-diff
785 @kindex = @r{(Dired)} 785 @kindex = @r{(Dired)}
786 Compare the current file (the file at point) with another file (the file 786 Compare the current file (the file at point) with another file (the file
787 at the mark) using the @code{diff} program (@code{dired-diff}). The 787 at the mark) using the @code{diff} program (@code{dired-diff}). The
788 file at the mark is the first argument of @code{diff}, and the file at 788 file at the mark is the first argument of @code{diff}, and the file at
789 point is the second argument. 789 point is the second argument. Use @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}
790 (@code{set-mark-command}) to set the mark at the first file's line
791 (@pxref{Setting Mark}), since @code{dired-diff} ignores the files marked
792 with the Dired's @kbd{m} command.
790 793
791 @findex dired-backup-diff 794 @findex dired-backup-diff
792 @kindex M-= @r{(Dired)} 795 @kindex M-= @r{(Dired)}
793 @item M-= 796 @item M-=
794 Compare the current file with its latest backup file 797 Compare the current file with its latest backup file