changeset 60794:b88d819aa8d5

(Misc Help): Document numeric argument for C-h i. Correctly explain the effect of just C-u as argument.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:17:37 +0000
parents de810f6e8193
children 45dee811cbe6
files man/help.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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