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diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi index cb43f767aa3..2d11b201d32 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi @@ -1020,6 +1020,22 @@ increase the number of revisions shown in an existing entries} or @samp{Show unlimited entries} buttons at the end of the buffer. However, RCS, SCCS, and CVS do not support this feature. +@findex vc-region-history +A useful variant of examining changes is provided by the command +@kbd{vc-region-history}, which shows a @file{*VC-history*} buffer with +the history of changes to the region of the current file between point +and the mark (@pxref{Mark}). The history of changes includes the +commit log messages and also the changes themselves in the Diff +format. + +Invoke this command after marking the region of the current file in +whose changes you are interested. In the @file{*VC-history*} buffer +it pops up, you can use all of the commands available in the +@file{*vc-change-log*} buffer described above, and also the commands +defined by Diff mode (@pxref{Diff Mode}). + +This command is currently available only with Git. + @node VC Undo @subsection Undoing Version Control Actions |