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| author | Richard M. Stallman | 2007-01-02 21:01:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman | 2007-01-02 21:01:42 +0000 |
| commit | e60e4a7578737385adda59e6584e96c323670605 (patch) | |
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(Entering Emacs): Clean up text about restarting Emacs for each file.
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diff --git a/man/entering.texi b/man/entering.texi index dca85d44812..3be5e6a19dd 100644 --- a/man/entering.texi +++ b/man/entering.texi | |||
| @@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ file, you exit the editor. The next time you want to edit a file, you | |||
| 39 | must start the editor again. Working this way, it is convenient to | 39 | must start the editor again. Working this way, it is convenient to |
| 40 | use a command-line argument to say which file to edit. | 40 | use a command-line argument to say which file to edit. |
| 41 | 41 | ||
| 42 | It's not smart to start Emacs afresh for every file you edit. Emacs | 42 | However, killing Emacs after editing one each and starting it afresh |
| 43 | can visit more than one file in a single editing session, and upon | 43 | for the next file is both unnecessary and harmful, since it denies you |
| 44 | exit Emacs loses valuable accumulated context, such as the kill ring, | 44 | the full power of Emacs. Emacs can visit more than one file in a |
| 45 | registers, undo history, and mark ring. These features are useful for | 45 | single editing session, and that is the right way to use it. Exiting |
| 46 | operating on multiple files, or even one. If you kill Emacs after | 46 | the Emacs session loses valuable accumulated context, such as the kill |
| 47 | each file, you don't take advantage of them. | 47 | ring, registers, undo history, and mark ring. These features are |
| 48 | useful for operating on multiple files, or even continuing to edit one | ||
| 49 | file. If you kill Emacs after each file, you don't take advantage of | ||
| 50 | them. | ||
| 48 | 51 | ||
| 49 | The recommended way to use GNU Emacs is to start it only once, just | 52 | The recommended way to use GNU Emacs is to start it only once, just |
| 50 | after you log in, and do all your editing in the same Emacs session. | 53 | after you log in, and do all your editing in the same Emacs session. |