diff man/basic.texi @ 38541:2540b694650b

(Repeating): Mention the numeric argument as another form of repetition, with an xref to the "Arguments" node. Suggested by Kai Grossjohann.

--- a/man/basic.texi	Tue Jul 24 11:05:40 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/basic.texi	Tue Jul 24 11:21:40 2001 +0000
@@ -759,6 +759,13 @@
 @section Repeating a Command
 @cindex repeating a command
 
+  Many simple commands, such as those invoked with a single key or with
+@kbd{M-x @var{command-name} @key{RET}}, can be repeated by invoking them
+with a numeric argument which serves as a repeat count
+(@pxref{Arguments}).  However, if the command you want to repeat prompts
+for some input, or is itself invoked with a numeric argument, using a
+numeric argument might be inconvenient or even impossible.
+
 @kindex C-x z
 @findex repeat
   The command @kbd{C-x z} (@code{repeat}) provides another way to repeat