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diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi index f61e3335770..f2819c67c5d 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi @@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ inserted above point, which remains at the end. Otherwise, point remains fixed while compilation output is added at the end of the buffer. - While compilation proceeds, the mode line is updated to show the -number of errors, warnings, and informational messages that have been -seen so far. + While compilation proceeds, the mode line shows the number of +errors, warnings, and informational messages emitted by the compiler +so far. @cindex compilation buffer, keeping point at end @vindex compilation-scroll-output @@ -384,16 +384,16 @@ grep -nH -e foo *.el | grep bar | grep toto can find the corresponding lines in the original files using @w{@kbd{C-x `}}, @key{RET}, and so forth, just like compilation errors. - As with compilation commands (@pxref{Compilation}), while the grep -command runs, the mode line is updated to show the number of matches -that have been seen so far. - Some grep programs accept a @samp{--color} option to output special markers around matches for the purpose of highlighting. You can make use of this feature by setting @code{grep-highlight-matches} to @code{t}. When displaying a match in the source buffer, the exact match will be highlighted, instead of the entire source line. + As with compilation commands (@pxref{Compilation}), while the grep +command runs, the mode line shows the running number of matches found +and highlighted so far. + The @command{grep} commands will offer to save buffers before running. This is controlled by the @code{grep-save-buffers} variable. The possible values are either @code{nil} (don't save), @code{ask} |