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-rw-r--r-- | etc/NEWS | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/editfns.c | 4 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -462,10 +462,11 @@ Negative prefix arg flips the direction of selection. Also, defun are selected unless they are separated from the defun by a blank line. -** New command 'replace-buffer-contents'. This command replaces the -contents of the accessible portion of the current buffer with the -contents of the accessible portion of a different buffer while keeping -point, mark, markers, and text properties as intact as possible. +** New command 'replace-buffer-contents'. +This command replaces the contents of the accessible portion of the +current buffer with the contents of the accessible portion of a +different buffer while keeping point, mark, markers, and text +properties as intact as possible. * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 26.1 diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c index e8ad83e29b8..f0c4593742d 100644 --- a/src/editfns.c +++ b/src/editfns.c @@ -3140,7 +3140,9 @@ static bool buffer_chars_equal (struct context *, OFFSET, OFFSET); DEFUN ("replace-buffer-contents", Freplace_buffer_contents, Sreplace_buffer_contents, 1, 1, "bSource buffer: ", - doc: /* Replace accessible portion of the current buffer with accessible portion of SOURCE. + doc: /* Replace accessible portion of current buffer with that of SOURCE. +SOURCE can be a buffer or a string that names a buffer. +Interactively, prompt for SOURCE. As far as possible the replacement is non-destructive, i.e. existing buffer contents, markers, properties, and overlays in the current buffer stay intact. */) |