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| author | Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu> | 2004-04-03 03:53:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu> | 2004-04-03 03:53:28 +0000 |
| commit | 15b71e1f8ae3727bba7caeff045f7ffb32a8f68f (patch) | |
| tree | 103d4859b52bd31c86f4282da0a30e67d2c1f55f /man/files.texi | |
| parent | b694166c1f52f0db4a3cb6bf960a9671d4ba5120 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-15b71e1f8ae3727bba7caeff045f7ffb32a8f68f.tar.gz | |
(Reverting): Correct description of revert-buffer's handling of point.
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index a7f06619288..f73d1370eba 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -855,11 +855,10 @@ of the file. To do this, use @kbd{M-x revert-buffer}, which operates on the current buffer. Since reverting a buffer unintentionally could lose a lot of work, you must confirm this command with @kbd{yes}. - @code{revert-buffer} keeps point at the same distance (measured in -characters) from the beginning of the file. If the file was edited only -slightly, you will be at approximately the same piece of text after -reverting as before. If you have made drastic changes, the same value of -point in the old file may address a totally different piece of text. + @code{revert-buffer} tries to position point in such a way that, if +the file was edited only slightly, you will be at approximately the +same piece of text after reverting as before. However, if you have made +drastic changes, point may wind up in a totally different piece of text. Reverting marks the buffer as ``not modified'' until another change is made. |