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diff --git a/man/buffers.texi b/man/buffers.texi index 6c3b92f6ff7..65907e6480b 100644 --- a/man/buffers.texi +++ b/man/buffers.texi @@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ called the @dfn{current buffer}. Often we say that a command operates on ``the buffer'' as if there were only one; but really this means that the command operates on the selected buffer (most commands do). - When Emacs has multiple windows, each window has a chosen buffer which -is displayed there, but at any time only one of the windows is selected and -its chosen buffer is the selected buffer. Each window's mode line displays -the name of the buffer that the window is displaying (@pxref{Windows}). + When Emacs has multiple windows, each window has its own chosen +buffer and displays it; at any time, only one of the windows is +selected, and its chosen buffer is the selected buffer. Each window's +mode 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 select any buffer by giving its name. Most buffers are made by visiting files, @@ -447,6 +448,9 @@ both @var{base-buffer} and @var{indirect-name} using the minibuffer. @node Buffer Convenience @section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling + This section describes several modes and features that make it more +convenient to switch between buffers. + @menu * Uniquify:: Buffer names can contain directory parts. * Iswitchb:: Switching between buffers with substrings. @@ -522,6 +526,10 @@ and @kbd{C-r} to rotate the list until the desired buffer is first. @key{TAB} while entering the buffer name performs completion on the string you have entered, based on the displayed list of buffers. + To enable Iswitchb mode, type @kbd{M-x iswitchb-mode}, or customize +the variable @code{iswitchb-mode} to @code{t} (@pxref{Easy +Customization}). + @node Buffer Menus @subsection Customizing Buffer Menus |