@c This is part of the Emacs manual.@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000, 2001, 2004@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.@node Buffers, Windows, Files, Top@chapter Using Multiple Buffers@cindex buffers The text you are editing in Emacs resides in an object called a@dfn{buffer}. Each time you visit a file, a buffer is created to hold thefile's text. Each time you invoke Dired, a buffer is created to hold thedirectory listing. If you send a message with @kbd{C-x m}, a buffer named@samp{*mail*} is used to hold the text of the message. When you ask for acommand's documentation, that appears in a buffer called @samp{*Help*}.@cindex selected buffer@cindex current buffer At any time, one and only one buffer is @dfn{current}. It is alsocalled the @dfn{selected buffer}. Often we say that a command operates on``the buffer'' as if there were only one; but really this means that thecommand operates on the current buffer (most commands do). When Emacs has multiple windows, each window has its own chosenbuffer and displays it; at any time, only one of the windows isselected, and its chosen buffer is the current buffer. Each window'smode line normally displays the name of the window's chosen buffer(@pxref{Windows}). Each buffer has a name, which can be of any length, and you can selectany buffer by giving its name. Most buffers are made by visiting files,and their names are derived from the files' names. But you can also createan empty buffer with any name you want. A newly started Emacs has a buffernamed @samp{*scratch*} which can be used for evaluating Lisp expressions inEmacs. The distinction between upper and lower case matters in buffernames. Each buffer records individually what file it is visiting, whether it ismodified, and what major mode and minor modes are in effect in it(@pxref{Major Modes}). Any Emacs variable can be made @dfn{local to} aparticular buffer, meaning its value in that buffer can be different fromthe value in other buffers. @xref{Locals}.@cindex buffer size, maximum A buffer's size cannot be larger than some maximum, which is definedby the largest buffer position representable by the @dfn{Emacs integer}data type. This is because Emacs tracks buffer positions using thatdata type. For 32-bit machines, the largest buffer size is 256megabytes.@menu* Select Buffer:: Creating a new buffer or reselecting an old one.* List Buffers:: Getting a list of buffers that exist.* Misc Buffer:: Renaming; changing read-onlyness; copying text.* Kill Buffer:: Killing buffers you no longer need.* Several Buffers:: How to go through the list of all buffers and operate variously on several of them.* Indirect Buffers:: An indirect buffer shares the text of another buffer.* Buffer Convenience:: Convenience and customization features for buffer handling.@end menu@node Select Buffer@section Creating and Selecting Buffers@cindex change buffers@cindex switch buffers@table @kbd@item C-x b @var{buffer} @key{RET}Select or create a buffer named @var{buffer} (@code{switch-to-buffer}).@item C-x @key{LEFT}Select the previous buffer in the list of existing buffers.@item C-x @key{RIGHT}Select the next buffer in the list of existing buffers.@item C-x 4 b @var{buffer} @key{RET}Similar, but select @var{buffer} in another window(@code{switch-to-buffer-other-window}).@item C-x 5 b @var{buffer} @key{RET}Similar, but select @var{buffer} in a separate frame(@code{switch-to-buffer-other-frame}).@item C-u M-g M-g@itemx C-u M-g gRead a number @var{n} and move to line @var{n} in the most recentlyselected buffer other than the current buffer.@end table@kindex C-x b@findex switch-to-buffer To select the buffer named @var{bufname}, type @kbd{C-x b @var{bufname}@key{RET}}. This runs the command @code{switch-to-buffer} with argument@var{bufname}. You can use completion on an abbreviation for the buffername you want (@pxref{Completion}). An empty argument to @kbd{C-x b}specifies the buffer that was current most recently among those notnow displayed in any window.@kindex C-x @key{LEFT}@kindex C-x @key{RIGHT}@findex next-buffer@findex prev-buffer For conveniently switching between a few buffers, use the commands@kbd{C-x @key{LEFT}} and @kbd{C-x @key{RIGHT}}. @kbd{C-x @key{RIGHT}}(@code{prev-buffer}) selects the previous buffer (following the orderof most recent selection), while @kbd{C-x @key{LEFT}}(@code{next-buffer}) moves through buffers in the reverse direction.@kindex C-x 4 b@findex switch-to-buffer-other-window@vindex even-window-heights To select a buffer in a window other than the current one, type@kbd{C-x 4 b @var{bufname} @key{RET}}. This runs the command@code{switch-to-buffer-other-window} which displays the buffer@var{bufname} in another window. By default, if displaying the buffercauses two vertically adjacent windows to be displayed, the heights ofthose windows are evened out; to countermand that and preserve thewindow configuration, set the variable @code{even-window-heights} to@code{nil}.@kindex C-x 5 b@findex switch-to-buffer-other-frame Similarly, @kbd{C-x 5 b @var{buffer} @key{RET}} runs the command@code{switch-to-buffer-other-frame} which selects a buffer in anotherframe.@vindex display-buffer-reuse-frames You can control how certain buffers are handled by these commands bycustomizing the variables @code{special-display-buffer-names},@code{special-display-regexps}, @code{same-window-buffer-names}, and@code{same-window-regexps}. See @ref{Force Same Window}, and@ref{Special Buffer Frames}, for more about these variables. Inaddition, if the value of @code{display-buffer-reuse-frames} isnon-@code{nil}, and the buffer you want to switch to is alreadydisplayed in some frame, Emacs will raise that frame. Most buffers are created by visiting files, or by Emacs commands thatwant to display some text, but you can also create a buffer explicitlyby typing @kbd{C-x b @var{bufname} @key{RET}}. This makes a new, emptybuffer that is not visiting any file, and selects it for editing. Suchbuffers are used for making notes to yourself. If you try to save one,you are asked for the file name to use. The new buffer's major mode isdetermined by the value of @code{default-major-mode} (@pxref{MajorModes}). Note that @kbd{C-x C-f}, and any other command for visiting a file,can also be used to switch to an existing file-visiting buffer.@xref{Visiting}. @kbd{C-u M-g M-g}, that is @code{goto-line} with a prefix argumentof just @kbd{C-u}, reads a number @var{n} using the minibuffer,selects the most recently selected buffer other than the currentbuffer in another window, and then moves point to the beginning ofline number @var{n} in that buffer. This is mainly useful in a bufferthat refers to line numbers in another buffer: if point is on or justafter a number, @code{goto-line} uses that number as the default for@var{n}. Note that prefix arguments other than just @kbd{C-u} behavedifferently. @kbd{C-u 4 M-g M-g} goes to line 4 in the @emph{current}buffer, without reading a number from the minibuffer. (Remember that@kbd{M-g M-g} without prefix argument reads a number @var{n} and thenmoves to line number @var{n} in the current buffer.) Emacs uses buffer names that start with a space for internal purposes.It treats these buffers specially in minor ways---for example, bydefault they do not record undo information. It is best to avoid usingsuch buffer names yourself.@node List Buffers@section Listing Existing Buffers@table @kbd@item C-x C-bList the existing buffers (@code{list-buffers}).@end table@cindex listing current buffers@kindex C-x C-b@findex list-buffers To display a list of existing buffers, type @kbd{C-x C-b}. Eachline in the list shows one buffer's name, major mode and visited file.The buffers are listed in the order that they were current; thebuffers that were current most recently come first. @samp{*} in the first field of a line indicates the buffer is ``modified.''If several buffers are modified, it may be time to save some with @kbd{C-x s}(@pxref{Saving}). @samp{%} indicates a read-only buffer. @samp{.} marks thecurrent buffer. Here is an example of a buffer list:@refill@smallexampleCRM Buffer Size Mode File. * .emacs 3294 Emacs-Lisp ~/.emacs % *Help* 101 Help search.c 86055 C ~/cvs/emacs/src/search.c % src 20959 Dired by name ~/cvs/emacs/src/ * *mail* 42 Mail % HELLO 1607 Fundamental ~/cvs/emacs/etc/HELLO % NEWS 481184 Outline ~/cvs/emacs/etc/NEWS *scratch* 191 Lisp Interaction * *Messages* 1554 Fundamental@end smallexample@noindentNote that the buffer @samp{*Help*} was made by a help request; it isnot visiting any file. The buffer @code{src} was made by Dired on thedirectory @file{~/cvs/emacs/src/}. You can list only buffers that arevisiting files by giving the command a prefix; for instance, by typing@kbd{C-u C-x C-b}. @code{list-buffers} omits buffers whose names begin with a space,unless they visit files: such buffers are used internally by Emacs.@need 2000@node Misc Buffer@section Miscellaneous Buffer Operations@table @kbd@item C-x C-qToggle read-only status of buffer (@code{toggle-read-only}).@item M-x rename-buffer @key{RET} @var{name} @key{RET}Change the name of the current buffer.@item M-x rename-uniquelyRename the current buffer by adding @samp{<@var{number}>} to the end.@item M-x view-buffer @key{RET} @var{buffer} @key{RET}Scroll through buffer @var{buffer}.@end table@kindex C-x C-q@vindex buffer-read-only@cindex read-only buffer A buffer can be @dfn{read-only}, which means that commands to changeits contents are not allowed. The mode line indicates read-onlybuffers with @samp{%%} or @samp{%*} near the left margin. Read-onlybuffers are usually made by subsystems such as Dired and Rmail thathave special commands to operate on the text; also by visiting a filewhose access control says you cannot write it.@findex toggle-read-only If you wish to make changes in a read-only buffer, use the command@kbd{C-x C-q} (@code{toggle-read-only}). It makes a read-only bufferwritable, and makes a writable buffer read-only. Thisworks by setting the variable @code{buffer-read-only}, which has a localvalue in each buffer and makes the buffer read-only if its value isnon-@code{nil}. If you have files under version control, you may findit convenient to bind @kbd{C-x C-q} to @code{vc-toggle-read-only}instead. Then, typing @kbd{C-x C-q} not only changes the read-onlyflag, but it also checks the file in or out. @xref{VersionControl}.@findex rename-buffer @kbd{M-x rename-buffer} changes the name of the current buffer. Specifythe new name as a minibuffer argument. There is no default. If youspecify a name that is in use for some other buffer, an error happens andno renaming is done.@findex rename-uniquely @kbd{M-x rename-uniquely} renames the current buffer to a similarname with a numeric suffix added to make it both different and unique.This command does not need an argument. It is useful for creatingmultiple shell buffers: if you rename the @samp{*Shell*} buffer, thendo @kbd{M-x shell} again, it makes a new shell buffer named@samp{*Shell*}; meanwhile, the old shell buffer continues to existunder its new name. This method is also good for mail buffers,compilation buffers, and most Emacs features that create specialbuffers with particular names. (With some of these features, such as@kbd{M-x compile}, @kbd{M-x grep} an @kbd{M-x info}, you need toswitch to some other buffer before using the command, in order for itto make a different buffer.)@findex view-buffer @kbd{M-x view-buffer} is much like @kbd{M-x view-file} (@pxref{MiscFile Ops}) except that it examines an already existing Emacs buffer.View mode provides commands for scrolling through the bufferconveniently but not for changing it. When you exit View mode with@kbd{q}, that switches back to the buffer (and the position) which waspreviously displayed in the window. Alternatively, if you exit Viewmode with @kbd{e}, the buffer and the value of point that resulted fromyour perusal remain in effect. The commands @kbd{M-x append-to-buffer} and @kbd{M-x insert-buffer}can be used to copy text from one buffer to another. @xref{AccumulatingText}.@refill@node Kill Buffer@section Killing Buffers@cindex killing buffers If you continue an Emacs session for a while, you may accumulate alarge number of buffers. You may then find it convenient to @dfn{kill}the buffers you no longer need. On most operating systems, killing abuffer releases its space back to the operating system so that otherprograms can use it. Here are some commands for killing buffers:@table @kbd@item C-x k @var{bufname} @key{RET}Kill buffer @var{bufname} (@code{kill-buffer}).@item M-x kill-some-buffersOffer to kill each buffer, one by one.@end table@findex kill-buffer@findex kill-some-buffers@kindex C-x k @kbd{C-x k} (@code{kill-buffer}) kills one buffer, whose name youspecify in the minibuffer. The default, used if you type just@key{RET} in the minibuffer, is to kill the current buffer. If youkill the current buffer, another buffer becomes current: one that wascurrent in the recent past but is not displayed in any window now. Ifyou ask to kill a file-visiting buffer that is modified (has unsavedediting), then you must confirm with @kbd{yes} before the buffer iskilled. The command @kbd{M-x kill-some-buffers} asks about each buffer, one byone. An answer of @kbd{y} means to kill the buffer. Killing the currentbuffer or a buffer containing unsaved changes selects a new buffer or asksfor confirmation just like @code{kill-buffer}. The buffer menu feature (@pxref{Several Buffers}) is also convenientfor killing various buffers.@vindex kill-buffer-hook If you want to do something special every time a buffer is killed, youcan add hook functions to the hook @code{kill-buffer-hook} (@pxref{Hooks}).@findex clean-buffer-list If you run one Emacs session for a period of days, as many people do,it can fill up with buffers that you used several days ago. The command@kbd{M-x clean-buffer-list} is a convenient way to purge them; it killsall the unmodified buffers that you have not used for a long time. Anordinary buffer is killed if it has not been displayed for three days;however, you can specify certain buffers that should never be killedautomatically, and others that should be killed if they have been unusedfor a mere hour.@cindex Midnight mode@vindex midnight-mode@vindex midnight-hook You can also have this buffer purging done for you, every day atmidnight, by enabling Midnight mode. Midnight mode operates each day atmidnight; at that time, it runs @code{clean-buffer-list}, or whicheverfunctions you have placed in the normal hook @code{midnight-hook}(@pxref{Hooks}). To enable Midnight mode, use the Customization buffer to set thevariable @code{midnight-mode} to @code{t}. @xref{Easy Customization}.@node Several Buffers@section Operating on Several Buffers@cindex buffer menu The @dfn{buffer-menu} facility is like a ``Dired for buffers''; it allowsyou to request operations on various Emacs buffers by editing an Emacsbuffer containing a list of them. You can save buffers, kill them(here called @dfn{deleting} them, for consistency with Dired), or displaythem.@table @kbd@item M-x buffer-menuBegin editing a buffer listing all Emacs buffers.@item M-x buffer-menu-other-window.Similar, but do it in another window.@end table@findex buffer-menu@findex buffer-menu-other-window The command @code{buffer-menu} writes a list of all Emacsbuffers@footnote{Buffers which don't visit files and whose names beginwith a space are omitted: these are used internally by Emacs.} into thebuffer @samp{*Buffer List*}, and selects that buffer in Buffer Menumode. The buffer is read-only, and can bechanged only through the special commands described in this section.The usual Emacs cursor motion commands can be used in the @samp{*BufferList*} buffer. The following commands apply to the buffer described onthe current line.@table @kbd@item dRequest to delete (kill) the buffer, then move down. The requestshows as a @samp{D} on the line, before the buffer name. Requesteddeletions take place when you type the @kbd{x} command.@item C-dLike @kbd{d} but move up afterwards instead of down.@item sRequest to save the buffer. The request shows as an @samp{S} on theline. Requested saves take place when you type the @kbd{x} command.You may request both saving and deletion for the same buffer.@item xPerform previously requested deletions and saves.@item uRemove any request made for the current line, and move down.@item @key{DEL}Move to previous line and remove any request made for that line.@end table The @kbd{d}, @kbd{C-d}, @kbd{s} and @kbd{u} commands to add or removeflags also move down (or up) one line. They accept a numeric argumentas a repeat count. These commands operate immediately on the buffer listed on the currentline:@table @kbd@item ~Mark the buffer ``unmodified.'' The command @kbd{~} does thisimmediately when you type it.@item %Toggle the buffer's read-only flag. The command @kbd{%} doesthis immediately when you type it.@item tVisit the buffer as a tags table. @xref{Select Tags Table}.@end table There are also commands to select another buffer or buffers:@table @kbd@item qQuit the buffer menu---immediately display the most recent formerlyvisible buffer in its place.@item @key{RET}@itemx fImmediately select this line's buffer in place of the @samp{*BufferList*} buffer.@item oImmediately select this line's buffer in another window as if by@kbd{C-x 4 b}, leaving @samp{*Buffer List*} visible.@item C-oImmediately display this line's buffer in another window, but don'tselect the window.@item 1Immediately select this line's buffer in a full-screen window.@item 2Immediately set up two windows, with this line's buffer selected inone, and the previously current buffer (aside from the buffer@samp{*Buffer List*}) displayed in the other.@item bBury the buffer listed on this line.@item mMark this line's buffer to be displayed in another window if you exitwith the @kbd{v} command. The request shows as a @samp{>} at thebeginning of the line. (A single buffer may not have both a deleterequest and a display request.)@item vImmediately select this line's buffer, and also display in other windowsany buffers previously marked with the @kbd{m} command. If you have notmarked any buffers, this command is equivalent to @kbd{1}.@end table There is also a command that affects the entire buffer list:@table @kbd@item TDelete, or reinsert, lines for non-file buffers. This command togglesthe inclusion of such buffers in the buffer list.@end table What @code{buffer-menu} actually does is create and switch to asuitable buffer, and turn on Buffer Menu mode in it. Everything elsedescribed above is implemented by the special commands provided inBuffer Menu mode. One consequence of this is that you can switch fromthe @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer to another Emacs buffer, and editthere. You can reselect the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer later, toperform the operations already requested, or you can kill it, or payno further attention to it. The list in the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer looks exactly like thebuffer list described in @ref{List Buffers}, because they really arethe same. The only difference between @code{buffer-menu} and@code{list-buffers} is that @code{buffer-menu} switches to the@samp{*Buffer List*} buffer in the selected window;@code{list-buffers} displays the same buffer in another window. Ifyou run @code{list-buffers} (that is, type @kbd{C-x C-b}) and selectthe buffer list manually, you can use all of the commands describedhere. Normally, the buffer @samp{*Buffer List*} is not updated automatically whenbuffers are created and killed; its contents are just text. If you havecreated, deleted or renamed buffers, the way to update @samp{*BufferList*} to show what you have done is to type @kbd{g}(@code{revert-buffer}) or repeat the @code{buffer-menu} command. The @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer does automatically update every@code{auto-revert-interval} seconds if you enable Auto Revert mode init. (As long as it is not marked modified.) Global Auto Revert modedoes not update the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer by default, but itdoes if @code{global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers} is non-@code{nil}.@inforef{Autorevert,, emacs-xtra}, for details. The command @code{buffer-menu-other-window} works the same as@code{buffer-menu}, except that it displays the buffers list inanother window.@node Indirect Buffers@section Indirect Buffers@cindex indirect buffer@cindex base buffer An @dfn{indirect buffer} shares the text of some other buffer, whichis called the @dfn{base buffer} of the indirect buffer. In some ways itis the analogue, for buffers, of a symbolic link between files.@table @kbd@findex make-indirect-buffer@item M-x make-indirect-buffer @key{RET} @var{base-buffer} @key{RET} @var{indirect-name} @key{RET}Create an indirect buffer named @var{indirect-name} whose base bufferis @var{base-buffer}.@findex clone-indirect-buffer@item M-x clone-indirect-buffer @key{RET}Create an indirect buffer that is a twin copy of the current buffer.@item C-x 4 c@kindex C-x 4 c@findex clone-indirect-buffer-other-windowCreate an indirect buffer that is a twin copy of the current buffer, andselect it in another window (@code{clone-indirect-buffer-other-window}).@end table The text of the indirect buffer is always identical to the text of itsbase buffer; changes made by editing either one are visible immediatelyin the other. But in all other respects, the indirect buffer and itsbase buffer are completely separate. They have different names,different values of point, different narrowing, different markers,different major modes, and different local variables. An indirect buffer cannot visit a file, but its base buffer can. Ifyou try to save the indirect buffer, that actually works by saving thebase buffer. Killing the base buffer effectively kills the indirectbuffer, but killing an indirect buffer has no effect on its base buffer. One way to use indirect buffers is to display multiple views of anoutline. @xref{Outline Views}. A quick and handy way to make an indirect buffer is with the command@kbd{M-x clone-indirect-buffer}. It creates and selects an indirectbuffer whose base buffer is the current buffer. With a numericargument, it prompts for the name of the indirect buffer; otherwise itdefaults to the name of the current buffer, modifying it by adding a@samp{<@var{n}>} suffix if required. @kbd{C-x 4 c}(@code{clone-indirect-buffer-other-window}) works like @kbd{M-xclone-indirect-buffer}, but it selects the new buffer in anotherwindow. The more general way to make an indirect buffer is with the command@kbd{M-x make-indirect-buffer}. It creates an indirect buffer frombuffer @var{base-buffer}, under the name @var{indirect-name}. Itprompts for both @var{base-buffer} and @var{indirect-name} using theminibuffer.@node Buffer Convenience@section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling This section describes several modes and features that make it moreconvenient to switch between buffers.@menu* Uniquify:: Making buffer names unique with directory parts.* Iswitchb:: Switching between buffers with substrings.* Buffer Menus:: Configurable buffer menu.@end menu@node Uniquify@subsection Making Buffer Names Unique@cindex unique buffer names@cindex directories in buffer names When several buffers visit identically-named files, Emacs must givethe buffers distinct names. The usual method for making buffer namesunique adds @samp{<2>}, @samp{<3>}, etc. to the end of the buffernames (all but one of them).@vindex uniquify-buffer-name-style Other methods work by adding parts of each file's directory to thebuffer name. To select one, customize the variable@code{uniquify-buffer-name-style} (@pxref{Easy Customization}). For instance, the @code{forward} naming method puts part of thedirectory name at the beginning of the buffer name; using this method,buffers visiting @file{/u/mernst/tmp/Makefile} and@file{/usr/projects/zaphod/Makefile} would be named@samp{tmp/Makefile} and @samp{zaphod/Makefile}, respectively (insteadof @samp{Makefile} and @samp{Makefile<2>}). By contrast, the @code{post-forward} naming method would call thebuffers @samp{Makefile|tmp} and @samp{Makefile|zaphod}, and the@code{reverse} naming method would call them @samp{Makefile\tmp} and@samp{Makefile\zaphod}. The nontrivial difference between@code{post-forward} and @code{reverse} occurs when just one directoryname is not enough to distinguish two files; then @code{reverse} putsthe directory names in reverse order, so that @file{/top/middle/file}becomes @samp{file\middle\top}, while @code{post-forward} puts them inforward order after the file name, as in @samp{file|top/middle}. Which rule to follow for putting the directory names in the buffername is not very important if you are going to @emph{look} at thebuffer names before you type one. But as an experienced user, if youknow the rule, you won't have to look. And then you may find that onerule or another is easier for you to remember and utilize fast.@node Iswitchb@subsection Switching Between Buffers using Substrings@findex iswitchb-mode@cindex Iswitchb mode@cindex mode, Iswitchb@kindex C-x b @r{(Iswitchb mode)}@kindex C-x 4 b @r{(Iswitchb mode)}@kindex C-x 5 b @r{(Iswitchb mode)}@kindex C-x 4 C-o @r{(Iswitchb mode)} Iswitchb global minor mode provides convenient switching betweenbuffers using substrings of their names. It replaces the normaldefinitions of @kbd{C-x b}, @kbd{C-x 4 b}, @kbd{C-x 5 b}, and @kbd{C-x4 C-o} with alternative commands that are somewhat ``smarter.'' When one of these commands prompts you for a buffer name, you cantype in just a substring of the name you want to choose. As you enterthe substring, Iswitchb mode continuously displays a list of buffersthat match the substring you have typed. At any time, you can type @key{RET} to select the first buffer inthe list. So the way to select a particular buffer is to make it thefirst in the list. There are two ways to do this. You can type moreof the buffer name and thus narrow down the list, excluding unwantedbuffers above the desired one. Alternatively, you can use @kbd{C-s}and @kbd{C-r} to rotate the list until the desired buffer is first. @key{TAB} while entering the buffer name performs completion on thestring you have entered, based on the displayed list of buffers. To enable Iswitchb mode, type @kbd{M-x iswitchb-mode}, or customizethe variable @code{iswitchb-mode} to @code{t} (@pxref{EasyCustomization}).@node Buffer Menus@subsection Customizing Buffer Menus@findex bs-show@cindex buffer list, customizable@table @kbd@item M-x bs-showMake a list of buffers similarly to @kbd{M-x list-buffers} butcustomizable.@end table @kbd{M-x bs-show} pops up a buffer list similar to the one normallydisplayed by @kbd{C-x C-b} but which you can customize. If you preferthis to the usual buffer list, you can bind this command to @kbd{C-xC-b}. To customize this buffer list, use the @code{bs} Custom group(@pxref{Easy Customization}).@findex msb-mode@cindex mode, MSB@cindex MSB mode@cindex buffer menu@findex mouse-buffer-menu@kindex C-Down-Mouse-1 MSB global minor mode (``MSB'' stands for ``mouse select buffer'')provides a different and customizable mouse buffer menu which you mayprefer. It replaces the bindings of @code{mouse-buffer-menu},normally on @kbd{C-Down-Mouse-1}, and the menu bar buffer menu. Youcan customize the menu in the @code{msb} Custom group.@ignore arch-tag: 08c43460-f4f4-4b43-9cb5-1ea9ad991695@end ignore