From: Jorge P. de Morais Neto Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 11:47:13 +0000 (+0200) Subject: TUTORIAL: "buffer" vs "file" consistency; capitalize Dired X-Git-Tag: emacs-28.0.90~6731 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=db77e9a0da934ba40950bc1306df61b6785843e0;p=emacs.git TUTORIAL: "buffer" vs "file" consistency; capitalize Dired * etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL: For consistency with C-x s ("save some buffers") and for accuracy, describe C-x C-s as "Save buffer to file"), and then C-x s as "Save some buffers to their files" (bug#39359). Also capitalize "Dired". Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes --- diff --git a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL index eb3acde9c01..227c13f3e3a 100644 --- a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL +++ b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL @@ -612,11 +612,11 @@ but it also means that you need a convenient way to save the first file's buffer. Having to switch back to that buffer, in order to save it with C-x C-s, would be a nuisance. So we have - C-x s Save some buffers + C-x s Save some buffers to their files -C-x s asks you about each buffer which contains changes that you have -not saved. It asks you, for each such buffer, whether to save the -buffer. +C-x s asks you about each file-visiting buffer which contains changes +that you have not saved. It asks you, for each such buffer, whether +to save the buffer to its file. >> Insert a line of text, then type C-x s. It should ask you whether to save the buffer named TUTORIAL. @@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ as by a mail handling utility. There are many C-x commands. Here is a list of the ones you have learned: C-x C-f Find file - C-x C-s Save file - C-x s Save some buffers + C-x C-s Save buffer to file + C-x s Save some buffers to their files C-x C-b List buffers C-x b Switch buffer C-x C-c Quit Emacs @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ corresponding command names (such as C-x C-f beside find-file). You can learn more about Emacs by reading its manual, either as a printed book, or inside Emacs (use the Help menu or type C-h r). Two features that you may like especially are completion, which saves -typing, and dired, which simplifies file handling. +typing, and Dired, which simplifies file handling. Completion is a way to avoid unnecessary typing. For instance, if you want to switch to the *Messages* buffer, you can type C-x b *M