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changeset 38541:2540b694650b
(Repeating): Mention the numeric argument as another form of repetition,
with an xref to the "Arguments" node. Suggested by Kai Grossjohann.
| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Tue, 24 Jul 2001 11:21:40 +0000 |
| parents | bb5f37a79480 |
| children | 27905f0c73b7 |
| files | man/basic.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- 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