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diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/scrape-examples-help.md b/src/librustdoc/html/static/scrape-examples-help.md index 035b2e18b..002d19ec9 100644 --- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/scrape-examples-help.md +++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/scrape-examples-help.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Rustdoc will automatically scrape examples of documented items from the `examples/` directory of a project. These examples will be included within the generated documentation for that item. For example, if your library contains a public function: +Rustdoc will automatically scrape examples of documented items from a project's source code. These examples will be included within the generated documentation for that item. For example, if your library contains a public function: ```rust // src/lib.rs @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fn main() { Then this code snippet will be included in the documentation for `a_func`. + ## How to read scraped examples Scraped examples are shown as blocks of code from a given file. The relevant item will be highlighted. If the file is larger than a couple lines, only a small window will be shown which you can expand by clicking ↕ in the top-right. If a file contains multiple instances of an item, you can use the ≺ and ≻ buttons to toggle through each instance. @@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ If there is more than one file that contains examples, then you should click "Mo ## How Rustdoc scrapes examples -When you run `cargo doc`, Rustdoc will analyze all the crates that match Cargo's `--examples` filter for instances of items that occur in the crates being documented. Then Rustdoc will include the source code of these instances in the generated documentation. +When you run `cargo doc -Zunstable-options -Zrustdoc-scrape-examples`, Rustdoc will analyze all the documented crates for uses of documented items. Then Rustdoc will include the source code of these instances in the generated documentation. Rustdoc has a few techniques to ensure this doesn't overwhelm documentation readers, and that it doesn't blow up the page size: |