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diff --git a/doc/misc/ediff.texi b/doc/misc/ediff.texi index 746c4c829d2..cce8321d9eb 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ediff.texi +++ b/doc/misc/ediff.texi @@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ ancestors. Ediff selects only the files that are under version control. @item ediff-windows-wordwise @findex ediff-windows-wordwise -Compare windows word-by-word. +Compare text visible in 2 windows word-by-word. @item ediff-windows-linewise @findex ediff-windows-linewise -Compare windows line-by-line. +Compare text visible in 2 windows line-by-line. @item ediff-regions-wordwise @findex ediff-regions-wordwise @@ -373,13 +373,12 @@ The commands @code{ediff-windows-wordwise}, @code{ediff-windows-linewise}, @code{ediff-regions-wordwise} and @code{ediff-regions-linewise} do comparison on parts of existing Emacs buffers. The commands @code{ediff-windows-wordwise} and -@code{ediff-regions-wordwise} are intended for relatively small segments -of buffers (e.g., up to 100 lines, depending on the speed of your machine), +@code{ediff-regions-wordwise} could be slow on very large buffers, as they perform comparison on the basis of words rather than lines. -(Word-wise comparison of large chunks of text can be slow.) +(Word-wise comparison of large chunks of text is relatively expensive.) -To compare large regions, use @code{ediff-regions-linewise}. This -command displays differences much like @code{ediff-files} and +To compare very large regions, use @code{ediff-regions-linewise}. +This command displays differences much like @code{ediff-files} and @code{ediff-buffers}. The functions @code{ediff-patch-file} and @code{ediff-patch-buffer} apply a |