From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: dired-backup-diff only diffs with the latest backup
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 18:23:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jeadjydgqi.fsf@sykes.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k7j4vxcc.fsf@jidanni.org> (Dan Jacobson's message of "24 Nov 2002 04:34:59 +0800")
Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net> writes:
|> ESC = runs the command dired-backup-diff
|> Diff this file with its backup file or vice versa.
^^^^^^^^^^
|> Uses the latest backup, if there are several numerical backups.
|>
|> How inflexible.
|>
|> With prefix arg, prompt for argument SWITCHES which is options for `diff'.
|>
|> You could make this: if ARG is 1,2,3... diff with the next, second to
|> next... latest backup. Otherwise prompt for switches. If ARG is -1 -2
|> -3... do the same as 1, 2, 3, but also prompt for switches.
Not necessary. Just type M-= on the backup you want to diff with.
Andreas.
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-11-24 17:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-11-23 20:34 dired-backup-diff only diffs with the latest backup Dan Jacobson
2002-11-24 6:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2002-11-25 21:56 ` Dan Jacobson
2002-11-24 17:23 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
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