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(Editing Abbrevs): Describe how to disable a system abbrev.
author Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
date Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:38:24 +0000
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1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual. 1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
2 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2 @c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003,
3 @c 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 3 @c 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. 4 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
5 @node Abbrevs 5 @node Abbrevs
6 @chapter Abbrevs 6 @chapter Abbrevs
7 @cindex abbrevs 7 @cindex abbrevs
8 @cindex expansion (of abbrevs) 8 @cindex expansion (of abbrevs)
256 the end of the line is the expansion. 256 the end of the line is the expansion.
257 257
258 Some abbrevs are marked with @samp{(sys)}. These ``system'' abbrevs 258 Some abbrevs are marked with @samp{(sys)}. These ``system'' abbrevs
259 (@pxref{Abbrevs,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}) are 259 (@pxref{Abbrevs,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}) are
260 pre-defined by various modes, and are not saved to your abbrev file. 260 pre-defined by various modes, and are not saved to your abbrev file.
261 To disable a ``system'' abbrev, define an abbrev of the same name that
262 expands to itself, and save it to your abbrev file.
261 263
262 @findex edit-abbrevs 264 @findex edit-abbrevs
263 @kindex C-c C-c @r{(Edit Abbrevs)} 265 @kindex C-c C-c @r{(Edit Abbrevs)}
264 @kbd{M-x edit-abbrevs} allows you to add, change or kill abbrev 266 @kbd{M-x edit-abbrevs} allows you to add, change or kill abbrev
265 definitions by editing a list of them in an Emacs buffer. The list has 267 definitions by editing a list of them in an Emacs buffer. The list has