# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1111429057 0 # Node ID b88d819aa8d5470b94ea6099cfe51131098ea087 # Parent de810f6e81934be3eee959d97b069956747e261c (Misc Help): Document numeric argument for C-h i. Correctly explain the effect of just C-u as argument. diff -r de810f6e8193 -r b88d819aa8d5 man/help.texi --- a/man/help.texi Mon Mar 21 18:16:34 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/help.texi Mon Mar 21 18:17:37 2005 +0000 @@ -456,11 +456,15 @@ a tutorial on using Info. @cindex find Info manual by its file name - If you specify a numeric argument, @kbd{C-h i} prompts for the name of -a documentation file. This way, you can browse a file which doesn't + With a numeric argument, @kbd{C-h i} selects an Info buffer with the +number appended to the default @samp{*info*} buffer name +(e.g. @samp{*info*<2>}). This is useful if you want to browse +multiple Info manuals simultaneously. If you specify just @kbd{C-u} +as the prefix argument, @kbd{C-h i} prompts for the name of a +documentation file. This way, you can browse a file which doesn't have an entry in the top-level Info menu. It is also handy when you -need to get to the documentation quickly, and you know the exact name of -the file. +need to get to the documentation quickly, and you know the exact name +of the file. @kindex C-h F @kindex C-h K