;;;###autoload
(defun dired-diff (file &optional switches)
"Compare file at point with file FILE using `diff'.
-FILE defaults to the file at the mark.
+FILE defaults to the file at the mark. (That's the mark set by
+\\[set-mark-command], not by Dired's \\[dired-mark] command.)
The prompted-for file is the first file given to `diff'.
With prefix arg, prompt for second argument SWITCHES,
which is options for `diff'."
(autoload 'dired-diff "dired-aux"
"Compare file at point with file FILE using `diff'.
-FILE defaults to the file at the mark.
+FILE defaults to the file at the mark. (That's the mark set by
+\\[set-mark-command], not by Dired's \\[dired-mark] command.)
The prompted-for file is the first file given to `diff'."
t)