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From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Reviewing versioned backups
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:25:08 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YFj9JFB1KUpmYxpN@protected.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a6qvat9v.fsf@posteo.net>

* Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> [2021-03-22 22:48]:
> Hey,
> 
> I have been using version-control for years now, but have always
> wondered if there was a better way to review previous versions besides
> just going into your backup directory and manually comparing them. Is
> there maybe a vc backend that uses the backup information? Or has
> someone written some code to make it easier that they would care to
> share?

I am using RCS and to review some previous version I do: `C-x v ~
VERSION-NUMBER` then I get full file visible in the buffer.

After that you can use `M-x diff-buffer RET` to see differences.

Doesn't the menu item Tools -> Version Control provide enough
functionality for you?

Jean



  reply	other threads:[~2021-03-22 20:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-22 19:21 Reviewing versioned backups Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-22 20:25 ` Jean Louis [this message]
2021-03-23  8:38   ` Eric S Fraga
2021-03-23  9:31     ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23  9:44       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-23 10:19         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-23 11:12           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-23 15:49             ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-23  9:56       ` Thibaut Verron
2021-03-23 11:55   ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-23 12:36     ` John Yates
2021-03-23 12:38     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-24  8:47       ` Jean Louis
2021-03-24 11:05         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-24 16:53         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-26  5:50 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-03-28  0:38 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-28  9:23   ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30  0:36     ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-30  9:29       ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30  9:39         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-30 10:03           ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-30 10:16         ` Jean Louis
2021-03-30 23:41         ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-03-31  1:56           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-31  6:24             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-31 13:29 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-31 14:00   ` Jean Louis
2021-04-01 15:52   ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-01 19:44     ` Philip Kaludercic

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