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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> |
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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