Compare the specified two versions of @var{file}.
@item C-x v g
-Display the result of the CVS annotate command using colors.
+Display the file with per-line version information and using colors.
@end table
@findex vc-version-other-window
@findex vc-annotate
@kindex C-x v g
- For CVS-controlled files, you can display the result of the CVS
-annotate command, using colors to enhance the visual appearance. Use
-the command @kbd{M-x vc-annotate} to do this. It creates a new buffer
+ For some backends, you can display the file @dfn{annotated} with
+per-line version information and using colors to enhance the visual
+appearance, with the the command @kbd{M-x vc-annotate}.
+It creates a new buffer
to display file's text, colored to show how old each part is. Text
colored red is new, blue means old, and intermediate colors indicate
intermediate ages. By default, the time scale is 360 days, so that