             "\n")))
 
 (defun svn-status-update-buffer ()
-  "Update the `svn-status-buffer-name' buffer, using `svn-status-info'."
+  "Update the `svn-status-buffer-name' buffer, using `svn-status-info'.
+  This function does not access the repository."
   (interactive)
   ;(message "buffer-name: %s" (buffer-name))
   (unless (string= (buffer-name) svn-status-buffer-name)

;; P y   - svn-status-property-set-eol-style
;; P x   - svn-status-property-set-executable
;; h     - svn-status-use-history
;; q     - svn-status-bury-buffer

;; C-x C-j - svn-status-dired-jump

  "Examine the status of Subversion working copy in directory DIR.
If ARG is -, allow editing of the parameters. One could add -N to
run svn status non recursively to make it faster.
For every other non nil ARG pass the -u argument to `svn status', which
asks svn to connect to the repository and check to see if there are updates
there.

If there is no .svn directory, examine if there is CVS and run
`cvs-examine'. Otherwise ask if to run `dired'."
  (interactive (list (svn-read-directory-name "SVN status directory: "
                                              nil default-directory nil)
