where the mark was, and restores the mark from the ring of former
marks.
- If you repeat the character @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}, after typing @kbd{C-u
-C-@key{SPC}}, each repetition moves point to a previous mark position
-from the ring. The mark positions you move through in this way are
-not lost; they go to the end of the ring.
+@vindex set-mark-command-repeat-pop
+ If you set @code{set-mark-command-repeat-pop} to non-@code{nil},
+then whern you repeat the character @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}, after typing
+@kbd{C-u C-@key{SPC}}, each repetition moves point to a previous mark
+position from the ring. The mark positions you move through in this
+way are not lost; they go to the end of the ring.
Each buffer has its own mark ring. All editing commands use the current
buffer's mark ring. In particular, @kbd{C-u C-@key{SPC}} always stays in