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Features of the Log Entry Buffer
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   When you check in changes, `C-x C-q' first reads a log entry.  It
pops up a buffer called `*VC-Log*' for you to enter the log entry.
When you are finished, type `C-c C-c' in the `*VC-Log*' buffer.  That
is when check-in really happens.

   To abort check-in, just *don't* type `C-c C-c' in that buffer.  You
can switch buffers and do other editing.  As long as you don't try to
check in another file, the entry you were editing remains in the
`*VC-Log*' buffer, and you can go back to that buffer at any time to
complete the check-in.

   If you change several source files for the same reason, it is often
convenient to specify the same log entry for many of the files.  To do
this, use the history of previous log entries.  The commands `M-n',
`M-p', `M-s' and `M-r' for doing this work just like the minibuffer
history commands (except that these versions are used outside the
minibuffer).

   Each time you check in a file, the log entry buffer is put into VC
Log mode, which involves running two hooks: `text-mode-hook' and
`vc-log-mode-hook'.  Note: Hooks.