From 2a7790cf917ef13319ed6d161cd68d98ea53da70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Andr=C3=A9=20Spiegel?= Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:45:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe new key bindings in VC Annotate mode. (Patch by Benjamin Rutt.) --- man/files.texi | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 9a4a2042fc4..a7f06619288 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -1536,6 +1536,46 @@ range from red to blue spans the past 36 days instead of 360 days. A stretch factor greater than 1 means the color range spans more than a year. +From the annotate buffer, you can use the following keys to browse the +annotations of past revisions, view diffs, or view log entries: + +@itemize @bullet + +@item +Pressing @kbd{P} annotates the previous revision. It also takes a +numeric prefix argument, so for example @kbd{C-u 10 P} would take you +back 10 revisions. + +@item +Pressing @kbd{N} annotates the next revision. It also takes a numeric +prefix argument, so for example @kbd{C-u 10 N} would take you forward +10 revisions. + +@item +Pressing @kbd{J} annotates the revision at line (as denoted by the +version number on the same line). + +@item +Pressing @kbd{A} annotates the revision previous to line (as denoted +by the version number on the same line). This is useful to see the +state the file was in before the change on the current line was made. + +@item +Pressing @kbd{D} shows the diff of the revision at line with its +previous revision. This is useful to see what actually changed when +the revision denoted on the current line was committed. + +@item +Pressing @kbd{L} shows the log of the revision at line. This is +useful to see the author's description of the changes that occured +when the revision denoted on the current line was committed. + +@item +Pressing @kbd{W} annotates the workfile (most up to date) version. If +you used @kbd{P} and @kbd{N} to browse to other revisions, use this +key to return to the latest version. +@end itemize + @node Secondary VC Commands @subsection The Secondary Commands of VC -- 2.39.2