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* doc/emacs/building.texi (Compilation Shell): Mention that this
section is for local compilation buffers.
(Compilation, Compilation Mode): Mention that 'g' is bound to
'recompile' in compilation buffers.
(Grep Searching): Add a cross-reference to "Compilation Mode".
Suggested by Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
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Eli Zaretskii 2018-03-20 11:34:14 +02:00
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@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Run a compiler asynchronously under Emacs, with error messages going to
the @file{*compilation*} buffer.
@item M-x recompile
@itemx g@r{ (Compilation mode)}
Invoke a compiler with the same command as in the last invocation of
@kbd{M-x compile}.
@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ recompile}. This reuses the compilation command from the last
invocation of @kbd{M-x compile}. It also reuses the
@file{*compilation*} buffer and starts the compilation in its default
directory, which is the directory in which the previous compilation
was started.
was started. In @file{*compilation*} buffers this command is bound to
@kbd{g}.
@findex kill-compilation
@vindex compilation-always-kill
@ -185,6 +187,9 @@ different file (@code{compilation-previous-file}).
@item C-c C-f
Toggle Next Error Follow minor mode, which makes cursor motion in the
compilation buffer produce automatic source display.
@item g
Re-run the last command whose output is shown in the
@file{*compilation*} buffer.
@end table
@kindex M-g M-n
@ -280,6 +285,12 @@ Names}).
@node Compilation Shell
@section Subshells for Compilation
This section includes various techniques and advice for using a
shell and its features in compilation buffers. This material is
specific to local compilations, and will most probably not work in (or
be irrelevant to) compilation buffers whose default directory is on
remote hosts.
The @kbd{M-x compile} command uses a shell to run the compilation
command, but specifies the option for a noninteractive shell. This
means, in particular, that the shell should start with no prompt. If
@ -385,6 +396,8 @@ grep -nH -e foo *.el | grep bar | grep toto
The output from @command{grep} goes in the @file{*grep*} buffer. You
can find the corresponding lines in the original files using @w{@kbd{C-x
`}}, @key{RET}, and so forth, just like compilation errors.
@xref{Compilation Mode}, for detailed description of commands and key
bindings available in the @file{*grep*} buffer.
Some grep programs accept a @samp{--color} option to output special
markers around matches for the purpose of highlighting. You can make