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master 642c921 2/2: remove-overlays doc clarification
From: |
Lars Ingebrigtsen |
Subject: |
master 642c921 2/2: remove-overlays doc clarification |
Date: |
Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:22:18 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit 642c921f4ec7ffdcc5b599e2381318f84dade436
Author: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
remove-overlays doc clarification
* lisp/subr.el (remove-overlays): Doc fix (bug#13648).
---
lisp/subr.el | 14 +++++++++++---
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index a58a873..6603676 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -3071,9 +3071,17 @@ If MESSAGE is nil, instructions to type EXIT-CHAR are
displayed there."
o1))
(defun remove-overlays (&optional beg end name val)
- "Clear BEG and END of overlays whose property NAME has value VAL.
-Overlays might be moved and/or split.
-BEG and END default respectively to the beginning and end of buffer."
+ "Remove overlays between BEG and END that have property NAME with value VAL.
+Overlays might be moved and/or split. If any targeted overlays
+start before BEG, the overlays will be altered so that they end
+at BEG. Likewise, if the targeted overlays end after END, they
+will be altered so that they start at END. Overlays that start
+at or after BEG and end before END will be removed completely.
+
+BEG and END default respectively to the beginning and end of the
+buffer.
+Values are compared with `eq'.
+If either NAME or VAL are specified, both should be specified."
;; This speeds up the loops over overlays.
(unless beg (setq beg (point-min)))
(unless end (setq end (point-max)))