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diff --git a/lisp/vc/diff.el b/lisp/vc/diff.el index 5fa771f5f1e..9ece8bc1fb4 100644 --- a/lisp/vc/diff.el +++ b/lisp/vc/diff.el @@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ ;;;###autoload (defcustom diff-switches (purecopy "-u") - "A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff." + "A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff. + +This variable is also used in the `vc-diff' command (and related +commands) if the backend-specific diff switch variable isn't +set (`vc-git-diff-switches' for git, for instance), and +`vc-diff-switches' isn't set." :type '(choice string (repeat string)) :group 'diff) |