9 files changed, 25 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/vc/cvs-status.el b/lisp/vc/cvs-status.el
index 063eb414579..3444b230e8d 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/cvs-status.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/cvs-status.el
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ The tree will be printed no closer than column COLUMN."
 
 (defun cvs-tree-merge (tree1 tree2)
   "Merge tags trees TREE1 and TREE2 into one.
-BEWARE:  because of stability issues, this is not a symetric operation."
+BEWARE:  because of stability issues, this is not a symmetric operation."
   (assert (and (listp tree1) (listp tree2)))
   (cond
    ((null tree1) tree2)
diff --git a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
index 9f0fa584b0d..8f4b59f9e53 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/diff-mode.el
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ when editing big diffs)."
                ;; but not all since they may hide useful M-<foo> global
                ;; bindings when editing.
                (set-keymap-parent map diff-mode-shared-map)
-               (dolist (key '("A" "r" "R" "g" "q" "W"))
+               (dolist (key '("A" "r" "R" "g" "q" "W" "z"))
                  (define-key map key nil))
                map))
     ;; From compilation-minor-mode.
@@ -815,9 +815,11 @@ PREFIX is only used internally: don't use it."
             (diff-find-file-name old noprompt (match-string 1)))
        ;; if all else fails, ask the user
        (unless noprompt
-         (let ((file (read-file-name (format "Use file %s: "
-                                             (or (first fs) ""))
-                                     nil (first fs) t (first fs))))
+         (let ((file (expand-file-name (or (first fs) ""))))
+           (setq file
+                 (read-file-name (format "Use file %s: " file)
+                                 (file-name-directory file) file t
+                                 (file-name-nondirectory file)))
            (set (make-local-variable 'diff-remembered-files-alist)
                 (cons (cons fs file) diff-remembered-files-alist))
            file))))))
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
index ddd9371b060..ee7837b29a3 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-help.el
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For help on a specific command:  Click Button 2 over it; or
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare3
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-compare2
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-narrow2
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |a/b -copy A/B's region to B/A
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |  % -narrow/widen buffs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-word-mode
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   | xy -copy buf X's region to Y
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         | rx -restore buf X's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       | rx -restore buf X's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |                           |
    gx -goto X's point|    % -narrow/widen buffs  |  ! -recompute diffs
   C-l -recenter      |    #c -ignore case        |
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Normally, not a user option.  See `ediff-help-message' for details.")
 (defconst ediff-long-help-message-merge
   "
 p,DEL -previous diff |     | -vert/horiz split   |  x -copy buf X's region to C
-n,SPC -next diff     |     h -hilighting         |  r -restore buf C's old diff
+n,SPC -next diff     |     h -highlighting       |  r -restore buf C's old diff
     j -jump to diff  |     @ -auto-refinement    |  * -refine current region
    gx -goto X's point|    ## -ignore whitespace  |  ! -update diff regions
   C-l -recenter      | #f/#h -focus/hide regions |  + -combine diff regions
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-util.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-util.el
index 5d7d2451422..b1c6e367ef7 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-util.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-util.el
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ delete this buffer in another session as well."
     ))
 
 ;; Kill the variant buffer, according to user directives (ask, kill
-;; unconditionaly, keep)
+;; unconditionally, keep)
 ;; BUFF is the buffer, BUFF-TYPE is either 'A, or 'B, 'C, 'Ancestor
 (defun ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user (buff bufftype ask keep-variants)
   ;; if this is indirect buffer, kill it and substitute with direct buf
@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ Ediff Control Panel to restore highlighting."
          ;; later, and nconc above will break it. Either this or use slow
          ;; append instead of nconc
          (selected-buffers (ediff-get-selected-buffers))
-         (prefered-buffer (car all-buffers))
+         (preferred-buffer (car all-buffers))
          visible-dired-buffers
          (excl-buff-name-list
           (mapcar
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ Ediff Control Panel to restore highlighting."
              (cond ((member (buffer-name x) excl-buff-name-list) nil)
                    ((memq x selected-buffers) x)
                    ((not (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window x)) nil)
-                   ((eq x prefered-buffer) x)
+                   ((eq x preferred-buffer) x)
                    ;; if prev selected buffer is dired, look only at
                    ;; dired.
                    ((eq use-dired-major-mode 'yes)
diff --git a/lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el b/lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el
index f6340392dc2..477cd472289 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ It is expected to call the function.")
     (define-key m [examine]
       `(menu-item ,(purecopy "Examine Directory") cvs-examine
                   :help ,(purecopy "Examine the current state of a workarea")))
-    (fset 'cvs-global-menu m)))
+    (fset 'cvs-global-menu m))
+  "Global menu used by PCL-CVS.")
 
 
 ;; cvs-1.10 and above can take file arguments in other directories
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el b/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
index f6b6a56f31c..c5c0ce73b3a 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-bzr.el
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ Use the current Bzr root directory as the ROOT argument to
 ;; Used in the autoloaded vc-bzr-registered; see below.
 ;;;###autoload
 (defconst vc-bzr-admin-checkout-format-file
-  (concat vc-bzr-admin-dirname "/checkout/format"))
+  (concat vc-bzr-admin-dirname "/checkout/format")
+  "Name of the format file in a .bzr directory.")
 (defconst vc-bzr-admin-dirstate
   (concat vc-bzr-admin-dirname "/checkout/dirstate"))
 (defconst vc-bzr-admin-branch-format-file
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-cvs.el b/lisp/vc/vc-cvs.el
index 6a76359b5f7..7d6c3caf7ff 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-cvs.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-cvs.el
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ See also variable `vc-cvs-sticky-date-format-string'."
 ;;; State-querying functions
 ;;;
 
-;;;###autoload (defun vc-cvs-registered (f)
+;;;###autoload(defun vc-cvs-registered (f)
+;;;###autoload   "Return non-nil if file F is registered with CVS."
 ;;;###autoload   (when (file-readable-p (expand-file-name
 ;;;###autoload                    "CVS/Entries" (file-name-directory f)))
 ;;;###autoload       (load "vc-cvs")
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-mtn.el b/lisp/vc/vc-mtn.el
index 0fc7ba96fb7..f49ad09b5d7 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-mtn.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-mtn.el
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ If nil, use the value of `vc-diff-switches'.  If t, use no switches."
   (setq vc-handled-backends (delq 'Mtn vc-handled-backends)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defconst vc-mtn-admin-dir "_MTN")
+(defconst vc-mtn-admin-dir "_MTN" "Name of the monotone directory.")
 ;;;###autoload
-(defconst vc-mtn-admin-format (concat vc-mtn-admin-dir "/format"))
+(defconst vc-mtn-admin-format (concat vc-mtn-admin-dir "/format")
+  "Name of the monotone directory's format file.")
 
 ;;;###autoload (defun vc-mtn-registered (file)
 ;;;###autoload   (if (vc-find-root file vc-mtn-admin-format)
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index ed2bac17217..eea1a992094 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 ;; * working-revision (file)
 ;;
 ;;   Return the working revision of FILE.  This is the revision fetched
-;;   by the last checkout or upate, not necessarily the same thing as the
+;;   by the last checkout or update, not necessarily the same thing as the
 ;;   head or tip revision.  Should return "0" for a file added but not yet
 ;;   committed.
 ;;