From: Bernardo <bernardo.bacic@pobox.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: how to create the patch from current file
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:34:29 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A5DB0B5.8040505@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ab36jnco.fsf@iki.fi>
Teemu Likonen said the following on 15/07/09 19:40:
> On 2009-07-15 11:22 (+0200), Michal wrote:
>
>> Imagine the following situation:
>> I just changed some part of file, but did not save it.
>> Now I want to create a patch comparing to the original file.
>> Do You know any emacs command that would do it for me?
>
> 1) M-x diff-buffer-with-file
>
> 2) Save the file with C-u C-u C-x C-s, that is, the normal save command
> with two prefix arguments. It will force the previously saved file
> to become backup file and the current version is saved as the main
> file. Then compare them.
>
an alternative is (before saving the file) to type:
C-x s d
this will show you the diff
if you bail out with C-g you can still switch back to *Diff* buffer and
save it
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-15 9:22 how to create the patch from current file Michal
2009-07-15 9:40 ` Teemu Likonen
2009-07-15 9:52 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2009-07-15 15:04 ` Michal
2009-07-15 9:46 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
[not found] ` <87ab36jnco.fsf@iki.fi>
2009-07-15 10:34 ` Bernardo [this message]
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