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authorRichard M. Stallman2001-07-15 20:49:53 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2001-07-15 20:49:53 +0000
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Minor clarification about insert-buffer.
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@@ -478,12 +478,13 @@ copy-to-buffer} is similar except that any existing text in the other
478buffer is deleted, so the buffer is left containing just the text newly 478buffer is deleted, so the buffer is left containing just the text newly
479copied into it. 479copied into it.
480 480
481 To retrieve the accumulated text from another buffer, use the command 481 To retrieve the accumulated text from another buffer, use the
482@kbd{M-x insert-buffer}; this too takes @var{buffername} as an argument. 482command @kbd{M-x insert-buffer}; this too takes @var{buffername} as an
483It inserts a copy of the text in buffer @var{buffername} into the 483argument. It inserts a copy of the whole text in buffer
484selected buffer. You can alternatively select the other buffer for 484@var{buffername} into the selected buffer at point, and sets the mark
485editing, then optionally move text from it by killing. @xref{Buffers}, 485after the inserted text. Alternatively, you can select the other
486for background information on buffers. 486buffer for editing, then copy text from it by killing.
487@xref{Buffers}, for background information on buffers.
487 488
488 Instead of accumulating text within Emacs, in a buffer, you can append 489 Instead of accumulating text within Emacs, in a buffer, you can append
489text directly into a file with @kbd{M-x append-to-file}, which takes 490text directly into a file with @kbd{M-x append-to-file}, which takes