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diff --git a/lisp/delim-col.el b/lisp/delim-col.el index b3a773e5b02..2f3ee3647e8 100644 --- a/lisp/delim-col.el +++ b/lisp/delim-col.el @@ -258,7 +258,25 @@ at the left corner." (defun delimit-columns-region (start end) "Prettify all columns in a text region. -START and END delimit the text region." +START and END delimit the text region. + +If you have, for example, the following columns: + + a b c d + aaaa bb ccc ddddd + +Depending on your settings (see below), you then obtain the +following result: + + [ a , b , c , d ] + [ aaaa, bb , ccc , ddddd ] + +See the `delimit-columns-str-before', +`delimit-columns-str-after', `delimit-columns-str-separator', +`delimit-columns-before', `delimit-columns-after', +`delimit-columns-separator', `delimit-columns-format' and +`delimit-columns-extra' variables for customization of the +look. " (interactive "*r") (if rectangle-mark-mode ;; Delegate to delimit-columns-rectangle when called with a @@ -314,6 +332,8 @@ START and END delimit the text region." (defun delimit-columns-rectangle (start end) "Prettify all columns in a text rectangle. +See `delimit-columns-region' for what this entails. + START and END delimit the corners of the text rectangle." (interactive "*r") (let ((delimit-columns-str-before |