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Document batch-byte-compile directory behavior

* lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el (batch-byte-compile): Document the
behaviour with directories (bug#20867).
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Lars Ingebrigtsen 2019-08-01 23:16:24 +02:00
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@ -5091,8 +5091,15 @@ it won't work in an interactive Emacs."
"Run `byte-compile-file' on the files remaining on the command line.
Use this from the command line, with `-batch';
it won't work in an interactive Emacs.
Each file is processed even if an error occurred previously.
Each file is processed even if an error occurred previously. If
a file name denotes a directory, all Emacs Lisp source files in
that directory (that have previously been compiled) will be
recompiled if newer than the compiled files. In this case,
NOFORCE is ignored.
For example, invoke \"emacs -batch -f batch-byte-compile $emacs/ ~/*.el\".
If NOFORCE is non-nil, don't recompile a file that seems to be
already up-to-date."
;; command-line-args-left is what is left of the command line, from