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diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi index ecc3e03967c..cb31ca5a3de 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/files.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi @@ -1148,6 +1148,21 @@ compares the truenames of the two directories. If @var{dir} does not name an existing directory, the return value is @code{nil}. @end defun +@defun vc-responsible-backend file +This function determines the responsible VC backend of the given +@var{file}. For example, if @file{emacs.c} is a file tracked by Git, +@w{@code{(vc-responsible-backend "emacs.c")}} returns @samp{Git}. +Note that if @var{file} is a symbolic link, +@code{vc-responsible-backend} will not resolve it---the backend of the +symbolic link file itself is reported. To get the backend VC of the +file to which @var{file} refers, wrap @var{file} with a symbolic link +resolving function such as @code{file-chase-links}: + +@smallexample +(vc-responsible-backend (file-chase-links "emacs.c")) +@end smallexample +@end defun + @node File Attributes @subsection File Attributes @cindex file attributes |