(ring-elements): Make it return a list of the elements of RING in

[bpt/emacs.git] / man / ediff.texi

diff --git a/man/ediff.texi b/man/ediff.texi
index 7898276..7b997e4 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ediff.texi
+++ b/man/ediff.texi
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ Compare, Merge, and Apply Patch.
 @findex ediff
 Compare two files.
 
+@item ediff-backup
+@findex ediff-backup
+Compare a file with its backup. If there are several numerical backups, use
+the latest. If the file is itself a backup, then compare it with its
+original.
+
 @item ediff-buffers
 @findex ediff-buffers
 Compare two buffers.
@@ -641,7 +647,7 @@ user can always forcefully refine specific difference regions by typing
 @kindex h
 Cycles between full highlighting, the mode where fine differences are not
 highlighted (but computed), and the mode where highlighting is done with
-ASCII strings.  The latter is not really recommended, unless on a dumb TTY.
+@acronym{ASCII} strings.  The latter is not really recommended, unless on a dumb TTY.
 
 @item r
 @kindex r
@@ -1067,7 +1073,7 @@ the only such group-level operation is the creation of a multi-file patch.
 @vindex ediff-autostore-merges
 For group sessions created to merge files, Ediff can store all merges
 automatically in a directory.  The user is asked to specify such directory
-if the value of @code{ediff-autostore-merges} is non-nil.  If the value is
+if the value of @code{ediff-autostore-merges} is non-@code{nil}.  If the value is
 @code{nil}, nothing is done to the merge buffers---it will be the user's
 responsibility to save them.  If the value is @code{t}, the user will be
 asked where to save the merge buffers in all merge jobs, even those that do
@@ -1106,10 +1112,18 @@ multi-file patch.  This is because, in the latter-style sessions, there are
 many ways to create diff output, and it is easier to handle by running
 Ediff on the inactive sessions.
 
-Last, but not least, by typing @kbd{=}, you can quickly find out which
-sessions have identical files, so you won't have to run Ediff on those
+Last, but not least, by typing @kbd{==}, you can quickly find out which
+sessions have identical entries, so you won't have to run Ediff on those
 sessions.  This, however, works only on local, uncompressed files.
 For compressed or remote files, this command won't report anything.
+Likewise, you can use @kbd{=h} to mark sessions with identical entries
+for hiding or, with @kbd{=m}, for further operations.
+
+The comparison operations @kbd{==}, @kbd{=h}, and @kbd{=m} can recurse into
+subdirectories to see if they have identical contents (so the user will not
+need to descend into those subdirectories manually). These commands ask the
+user whether or not to do a recursive descent.
+
 
 
 @node Remote and Compressed Files, Customization, Session Groups, Top
@@ -2252,7 +2266,7 @@ version control, Ediff first tries to check the file out.
 
 @item ediff-make-buffers-readonly-at-startup nil
 @vindex ediff-make-buffers-readonly-at-startup
-If t, all variant buffers are made read-only at Ediff startup.
+If @code{t}, all variant buffers are made read-only at Ediff startup.
 
 @item ediff-keep-variants
 @vindex @code{ediff-keep-variants}
@@ -2338,11 +2352,11 @@ The second of the data buffers being compared.
 @item ediff-buffer-C
 In three-way comparisons, this is the third buffer being compared.
 In merging, this is the merge buffer.
-In two-way comparison, this variable is nil.
+In two-way comparison, this variable is @code{nil}.
 
 @item ediff-window-A
 The window displaying buffer A.  If buffer A is not visible, this variable
-is nil or it may be a dead window.
+is @code{nil} or it may be a dead window.
 
 @item ediff-window-B
 The window displaying buffer B.
@@ -2351,9 +2365,9 @@ The window displaying buffer B.
 The window displaying buffer C, if any.
 
 @item ediff-control-frame
-A dedicated frame displaying the control buffer, if it exists.
-It is non-nil only if Ediff uses the multiframe display, i.e., when the
-control buffer is in its own frame.
+A dedicated frame displaying the control buffer, if it exists.  It is
+non-@code{nil} only if Ediff uses the multiframe display, i.e., when
+the control buffer is in its own frame.
 @end table
 
 @node Credits, Index, Customization, Top
@@ -2395,11 +2409,13 @@ Jay Finger (jayf@@microsoft.com),
 Xavier Fornari (xavier@@europe.cma.fr),
 Eric Freudenthal (freudent@@jan.ultra.nyu.edu),
 Job Ganzevoort (Job.Ganzevoort@@cwi.nl),
+Felix Heinrich Gatzemeier (felix.g@@tzemeier.info),
 Boris Goldowsky (boris@@cs.rochester.edu),
 Allan Gottlieb (gottlieb@@allan.ultra.nyu.edu),
 Aaron Gross (aaron@@bfr.co.il),
 Thorbjoern Hansen (thorbjoern.hansen@@mchp.siemens.de),
 Marcus Harnisch (marcus_harnisch@@mint-tech.com),
+Steven E. Harris (seh@@panix.com),
 Xiaoli Huang (hxl@@epic.com),
 Andreas Jaeger (aj@@suse.de),
 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen (larsi@@ifi.uio.no),
@@ -2428,6 +2444,7 @@ Chris Murphy (murphycm@@sun.aston.ac.uk),
 Erik Naggum (erik@@naggum.no),
 Eyvind Ness (Eyvind.Ness@@hrp.no),
 Ray Nickson (nickson@@cs.uq.oz.au),
+Dan Nicolaescu (dann@@ics.uci.edu),
 David Petchey (petchey_david@@jpmorgan.com),
 Benjamin Pierce (benjamin.pierce@@cl.cam.ac.uk),
 Francois Pinard (pinard@@iro.umontreal.ca),