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Clarify documentation of 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp'

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* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Marks vs Flags): Clarify that for files
visited in buffers, 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp' searches
the buffer rather than the file on disk.  (Bug#22694)

* lisp/dired.el (dired-mark-files-containing-regexp): Clarify that
for files visited in buffers, 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp'
searches the buffer rather than the file on disk.  (Bug#22694)
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Eli Zaretskii 2016-04-20 17:52:25 +03:00
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@ -550,7 +550,13 @@ Mark (with @samp{*}) all files whose @emph{contents} contain a match for
the regular expression @var{regexp} the regular expression @var{regexp}
(@code{dired-mark-files-containing-regexp}). This command is like (@code{dired-mark-files-containing-regexp}). This command is like
@kbd{% m}, except that it searches the file contents instead of the file @kbd{% m}, except that it searches the file contents instead of the file
name. name. Note that if a file is visited in an Emacs buffer, this command
will look in the buffer without revisiting the file, so the results
might be inconsistent with the file on disk if its contents has changed
since it was last visited. If you don't want this, you may wish
reverting the files you have visited in your buffers, or turning on
the @code{auto-revert} mode in those buffers, before invoking this
command. @xref{Reverting}.
@item C-/ @item C-/
@itemx C-x u @itemx C-x u

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@ -3353,7 +3353,12 @@ object files--just `.o' will mark more than you might think."
(defun dired-mark-files-containing-regexp (regexp &optional marker-char) (defun dired-mark-files-containing-regexp (regexp &optional marker-char)
"Mark all files with contents containing REGEXP for use in later commands. "Mark all files with contents containing REGEXP for use in later commands.
A prefix argument means to unmark them instead. A prefix argument means to unmark them instead.
`.' and `..' are never marked." `.' and `..' are never marked.
Note that if a file is visited in an Emacs buffer, this command will
look in the buffer without revisiting the file, so the results might
be inconsistent with the file on disk if its contents has changed
since it was last visited."
(interactive (interactive
(list (read-regexp (concat (if current-prefix-arg "Unmark" "Mark") (list (read-regexp (concat (if current-prefix-arg "Unmark" "Mark")
" files containing (regexp): ") " files containing (regexp): ")