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* abbrevs.texi (Abbrev Mode): abbrev-mode is an option. * backups.texi (Making Backups): backup-directory-alist and make-backup-file-name-function are options. (Auto-Saving): auto-save-list-file-prefix is an option. * buffers.texi (Killing Buffers): buffer-offer-save is an option. * display.texi (Refresh Screen): no-redraw-on-reenter is an option. (Echo Area Customization): echo-keystrokes is an option. (Selective Display): selective-display-ellipses is an option. (Temporary Displays): temp-buffer-show-function is an option. (Face Attributes): underline-minimum-offset and x-bitmap-file-path are options. (Font Selection): face-font-family-alternatives, face-font-selection-order, face-font-registry-alternatives, and scalable-fonts-allowed are options. (Fringe Indicators): indicate-buffer-boundaries is an option. (Fringe Cursors): overflow-newline-into-fringe is an option. (Scroll Bars): scroll-bar-mode is an option. * eval.texi (Eval): max-lisp-eval-depth is an option. * files.texi (Visiting Functions): find-file-hook is an option. (Directory Names): directory-abbrev-alist is an option. (Unique File Names): temporary-file-directory and small-temporary-file-directory are options. * frames.texi (Initial Parameters): initial-frame-alist, minibuffer-frame-alist and default-frame-alist are options. (Cursor Parameters): blink-cursor-alist and cursor-in-non-selected-windows ar options. (Window System Selections): selection-coding-system is an option. (Display Feature Testing): display-mm-dimensions-alist is an option. * help.texi (Help Functions): help-char and help-event-list are options. * keymaps.texi (Functions for Key Lookup): meta-prefix-char is an option. * minibuf.texi (Minibuffer History): history-length and history-delete-duplicates are options. (High-Level Completion): read-buffer-function and read-buffer-completion-ignore-case are options. (Reading File Names): read-file-name-completion-ignore-case is an option. * modes.texi (Mode Line Top): mode-line-format is an option. (Mode Line Variables): mode-line-position and mode-line-modes are options. * nonascii.texi (Text Representations): enable-multibyte-characters is an option. (Default Coding Systems): auto-coding-regexp-alist, file-coding-system-alist, auto-coding-alist and auto-coding-functions are options. (Specifying Coding Systems): inhibit-eol-conversion is an option. * os.texi (Init File): site-run-file is an option. (System Environment): mail-host-address is an option. (User Identification): user-mail-address is an option. (Terminal Output): baud-rate is an option. * positions.texi (Word Motion): words-include-escapes is an option. * searching.texi (Standard Regexps): page-delimiter, paragraph-separate, paragraph-separate and sentence-end are options. * text.texi (Margins): left-margin and fill-nobreak-predicate are options. * variables.texi (Local Variables): max-specpdl-size is an option. * windows.texi (Choosing Window): split-window-preferred-function, special-display-function and display-buffer-function are options.

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This lets Lisp programs explicitly manage input history by using
@code{add-to-history}.  By default, @code{history-add-new-input} is
set to a non-@code{nil} value.
@end defvar

@defvar history-length
The value of this variable specifies the maximum length for all
history lists that don't specify their own maximum lengths.  If the
value is @code{t}, that means there no maximum (don't delete old
elements).  The value of @code{history-length} property of the history
list variable's symbol, if set, overrides this variable for that
particular history list.
@end defvar

@defvar history-delete-duplicates
If the value of this variable is @code{t}, that means when adding a
new history element, all previous identical elements are deleted.
@end defvar

  Here are some of the standard minibuffer history list variables:

@defvar minibuffer-history
The default history list for minibuffer history input.

     @result{} "minibuffer.texi"
@end group
@end example
@end defun

@defvar read-buffer-function
This variable specifies how to read buffer names.  For example, if you
set this variable to @code{iswitchb-read-buffer}, all Emacs commands
that call @code{read-buffer} to read a buffer name will actually use the
@code{iswitchb} package to read it.
@end defvar

@defvar read-buffer-completion-ignore-case
If this variable is non-@code{nil}, @code{read-buffer} ignores case
when performing completion.
@end defvar

@defun read-command prompt &optional default
This function reads the name of a command and returns it as a Lisp
symbol.  The argument @var{prompt} is used as in
@code{read-from-minibuffer}.  Recall that a command is anything for

arguments as @code{read-file-name}.  When @code{read-file-name} is
called, it calls this function with the supplied arguments instead of
doing its usual work.
@end defvar

@defvar read-file-name-completion-ignore-case
If this variable is non-@code{nil}, @code{read-file-name} ignores case
when performing completion.
@end defvar

@defun read-directory-name prompt &optional directory default require-match initial
This function is like @code{read-file-name} but allows only directory
names as completion possibilities.

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This lets Lisp programs explicitly manage input history by using
@code{add-to-history}.  By default, @code{history-add-new-input} is
set to a non-@code{nil} value.
@end defvar

@defopt history-length
The value of this variable specifies the maximum length for all
history lists that don't specify their own maximum lengths.  If the
value is @code{t}, that means there no maximum (don't delete old
elements).  The value of @code{history-length} property of the history
list variable's symbol, if set, overrides this variable for that
particular history list.
@end defopt

@defopt history-delete-duplicates
If the value of this variable is @code{t}, that means when adding a
new history element, all previous identical elements are deleted.
@end defopt

  Here are some of the standard minibuffer history list variables:

@defvar minibuffer-history
The default history list for minibuffer history input.

     @result{} "minibuffer.texi"
@end group
@end example
@end defun

@defopt read-buffer-function
This variable specifies how to read buffer names.  For example, if you
set this variable to @code{iswitchb-read-buffer}, all Emacs commands
that call @code{read-buffer} to read a buffer name will actually use the
@code{iswitchb} package to read it.
@end defopt

@defopt read-buffer-completion-ignore-case
If this variable is non-@code{nil}, @code{read-buffer} ignores case
when performing completion.
@end defopt

@defun read-command prompt &optional default
This function reads the name of a command and returns it as a Lisp
symbol.  The argument @var{prompt} is used as in
@code{read-from-minibuffer}.  Recall that a command is anything for

arguments as @code{read-file-name}.  When @code{read-file-name} is
called, it calls this function with the supplied arguments instead of
doing its usual work.
@end defvar

@defopt read-file-name-completion-ignore-case
If this variable is non-@code{nil}, @code{read-file-name} ignores case
when performing completion.
@end defopt

@defun read-directory-name prompt &optional directory default require-match initial
This function is like @code{read-file-name} but allows only directory
names as completion possibilities.