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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 7ed2baa0b93..a03bb2a64ea 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -940,14 +940,8 @@ Auto-Revert Tail mode, @kbd{M-x auto-revert-tail-mode}. for a changed file. Since checking a remote file is too slow, these modes do not check or revert remote files. -@vindex auto-revert-check-vc-info - Whenever Auto Revert mode reverts the buffer, it updates the version -control information, such as the version control number displayed in -the mode line. However, this information may not be properly updated -if the version control state changes outside of Emacs---for example, -if a new version is checked in from outside the current Emacs session. -If you set @code{auto-revert-check-vc-info} to @code{t}, Auto Revert -mode will update the version control status information periodically. +@xref{VC Mode Line}, for Auto Revert peculiarities in buffers that +visit files under version control. @node Auto Save @section Auto-Saving: Protection Against Disasters @@ -1375,6 +1369,18 @@ locking is not in use). @samp{:} indicates that the file is locked, or that it is modified. If the file is locked by some other user (for instance, @samp{jim}), that is displayed as @samp{RCS:jim:1.3}. +@vindex auto-revert-check-vc-info + When Auto Revert mode (@pxref{Reverting}) reverts a buffer that is +under version control, it updates the version control information in +the mode line. However, Auto Revert mode may not properly update this +information if the version control status changes without changes to +the work file, from outside the current Emacs session. If you set +@code{auto-revert-check-vc-info} to @code{t}, Auto Revert mode updates +the version control status information every +@code{auto-revert-interval} seconds, even if the work file itself is +unchanged. The resulting CPU usage depends on the version control +system, but is usually not excessive. + @node Basic VC Editing @subsection Basic Editing under Version Control |