changeset 107953:5400dec7bad5

Mention Dired VC diff and log in manual. * dired.texi (Misc Dired Features): Mention VC diff and log. * maintaining.texi (Old Revisions, VC Change Log): Mention that diff and log work in Dired buffers.
author Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
date Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:54:06 -0700
parents 0b3cc32539d3
children 436ba346b852
files doc/emacs/ChangeLog doc/emacs/dired.texi doc/emacs/maintaining.texi etc/NEWS
diffstat 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Thu Apr 15 00:34:28 2010 -0700
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Thu Apr 15 00:54:06 2010 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2010-04-15  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* dired.texi (Misc Dired Features): Mention VC diff and log.
+	* maintaining.texi (Old Revisions, VC Change Log):
+	Mention that diff and log work in Dired buffers.
+
 	* help.texi (Help Summary): Mention M-x info-finder.
 
 	* ack.texi (Acknowledgments): Add mpc.el
--- a/doc/emacs/dired.texi	Thu Apr 15 00:34:28 2010 -0700
+++ b/doc/emacs/dired.texi	Thu Apr 15 00:54:06 2010 -0700
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001,
-@c   2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c   2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @node Dired, Calendar/Diary, Rmail, Top
 @chapter Dired, the Directory Editor
@@ -1339,6 +1340,11 @@
 it added to the kill ring, so you can use it to display the list of
 currently marked files in the echo area.
 
+@cindex Dired and version control
+  If the directory you are visiting is under version control
+(@pxref{Version Control}), then the normal VC diff and log commands
+will operate on the selected files.
+
 @findex dired-compare-directories
   The command @kbd{M-x dired-compare-directories} is used to compare
 the current Dired buffer with another directory.  It marks all the files
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi	Thu Apr 15 00:34:28 2010 -0700
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi	Thu Apr 15 00:54:06 2010 -0700
@@ -653,7 +653,8 @@
 @item C-x v =
 Compare the files in the current fileset with the working revision(s)
 you started from (@code{vc-diff}).  With a prefix argument, prompt for
-two revisions of the current fileset and compare them.
+two revisions of the current fileset and compare them.  You can call
+this command from a Dired buffer (@pxref{Dired}).
 
 @item C-x v D
 Compare the entire tree corresponding to the current fileset with the
@@ -895,6 +896,7 @@
 Buffer}.)  Point is centered at the revision of the file currently
 being visited.  With a prefix argument, the command prompts for the
 revision to center on, and the maximum number of revisions to display.
+You can call this command from a Dired buffer (@pxref{Dired}).
 
 @findex vc-print-root-log
   Type @kbd{C-x v L} (@code{vc-print-root-log}) to display a
--- a/etc/NEWS	Thu Apr 15 00:34:28 2010 -0700
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Thu Apr 15 00:54:06 2010 -0700
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 backends do not support this.
 ---
 *** When a file is not found, VC will not try to check it out of RCS anymore.
-
++++
 *** Diff and log operations can be used from Dired buffers.
 
 *** vc-git changes