From 6bb6cda236f7c682907eddac367786d97f12e522 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:47:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the new change-log-redate command. --- man/programs.texi | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/programs.texi b/man/programs.texi index 0264e3c2bc6..fde849a1bb7 100644 --- a/man/programs.texi +++ b/man/programs.texi @@ -1779,6 +1779,22 @@ The command @kbd{M-x change-log-merge} can be used to merge other log files into a buffer in Change Log Mode, preserving the date ordering of entries with either the current or old-style date formats. +@findex change-log-redate +@cindex converting change log date style + Versions of Emacs before 20.1 used a format for the time of the change +log entry that was different from what it uses now: + +@smallexample +Fri May 25 11:23:23 1993 Richard Stallman +@end smallexample + +@noindent +The @kbd{M-x change-log-redate} command converts all the old-style date +entries in the change log file visited in the current buffer to the new +format, so that all entries are kept in unified format. This is handy +when the entries are contributed by many different people some of whom +still use old versions of Emacs. + Version control systems are another way to keep track of changes in your program and keep a change log. @xref{Log Buffer}. -- 2.39.2