From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:23:33 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Document C-x @ feature.
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Document C-x @ feature.
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diff --git a/man/commands.texi b/man/commands.texi
index d7bdb75ecb8..bb81fed9411 100644
--- a/man/commands.texi
+++ b/man/commands.texi
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ key bindings of Emacs do not include any characters with these
 modifiers.  But you can assign them meanings of your own by customizing
 Emacs.
 
+  If your keyboard lacks one of these modifier keys, you can enter it
+using @kbd{C-x @@}: @kbd{C-x @@ h} adds the ``hyper'' flag to the next
+character, @kbd{C-x @@ s} adds the ``super'' flag, and @kbd{C-x @@ a}
+adds the ``alt'' flag.  For instance, @kbd{C-x @@ h C-a} is a way to
+enter @kbd{Hyper-Control-a}.  (Unfortunately there is no way to add
+two modifiers by using @kbd{C-x @@} twice for the same character,
+because the first one goes to work on the @kbd{C-x}.)
+
   Keyboard input includes keyboard keys that are not characters at all:
 for example function keys and arrow keys.  Mouse buttons are also
 outside the gamut of characters.  You can modify these events with the