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| author | Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> | 2007-10-16 22:39:24 +0000 |
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| committer | Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> | 2007-10-16 22:39:24 +0000 |
| commit | 81d3d428c6b88e6c99f3fad6b7cc52c12236ff56 (patch) | |
| tree | 64eeb2b5872f9418a76cb1d5d73b3fdcc1fd557f /doc/emacs/calendar.texi | |
| parent | 9beb8baa1f1b59f8e76df62e95647c39acbac5e7 (diff) | |
| parent | c2c0d96fcaa3dc16a2ddc7b7f0b2e1fcdfffb285 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-81d3d428c6b88e6c99f3fad6b7cc52c12236ff56.tar.gz | |
Merge from emacs--rel--22
Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-892
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi index 1357784b920..47858f4f99e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi @@ -989,9 +989,8 @@ events for today, for the immediate future, or for any specified date. The name of the diary file is specified by the variable -@code{diary-file}; @file{~/diary} is the default. A sample diary file -is (note that the file format is essentially the same as that used by -the external shell utility @samp{calendar}): +@code{diary-file}; @file{~/diary} is the default. Here's an example +showing what that file looks like: @example 12/22/1988 Twentieth wedding anniversary!! @@ -1008,8 +1007,10 @@ April 15, 1989 Income tax due. @end example @noindent -This example uses extra spaces to align the event descriptions of most -of the entries. Such formatting is purely a matter of taste. +This format is essentially the same as the one used by the system's +@program{calendar} utility. This example uses extra spaces to align +the event descriptions of most of the entries. Such formatting is +purely a matter of taste. Although you probably will start by creating a diary manually, Emacs provides a number of commands to let you view, add, and change diary |