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23.1.50; copy-overlay is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
Subject: bug#4549 closed by Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> (Re:
 23.1.50; copy-overlay is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual)
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:45:04 +0000

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#4549: 23.1.50; copy-overlay is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
Cc: 4549-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.1.50; copy-overlay is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:37:45 -0400

> The copy-overlay function is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference
> Manual. I attached a patch for display.texi.

Thanks.  I've checked it in, with some editing.

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From: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.1.50; copy-overlay is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:52:23 +0200

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The copy-overlay function is not mentioned in the Emacs Lisp Reference
Manual. I attached a patch for display.texi.

Regards,
David

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Index: display.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/doc/lispref/display.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.52
diff -u -r1.52 display.texi
--- display.texi	1 Sep 2009 02:54:16 -0000	1.52
+++ display.texi	24 Sep 2009 13:51:22 -0000
@@ -1269,6 +1269,12 @@
 current buffer.
 @end defun
 
+@defun copy-overlay overlay
+This function will return a copy of @var{overlay}, with the exception
+of the insertion marker types, which will always be set to their
+default values.
+@end defun
+
   Here are some examples:
 
 @example

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