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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2018-03-21 18:57:41 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2018-03-21 18:57:41 +0200
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Improve documentation of Auto-Revert mode
* doc/emacs/files.texi (Reverting): Mention that Aut-Revert applies to Dired buffers as well. Suggested by Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
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@@ -988,6 +988,9 @@ Auto-Revert Tail mode works also for remote files.
When a buffer is auto-reverted, a message is generated. This can be
suppressed by setting @code{auto-revert-verbose} to @code{nil}.
+ In Dired buffers (@pxref{Dired}), Auto-Revert mode refreshes the
+buffer when a file is created or deleted in the buffer's directory.
+
@xref{VC Undo}, for commands to revert to earlier versions of files
under version control. @xref{VC Mode Line}, for Auto Revert
peculiarities when visiting files under version control.