From 543ce495ab064ce3fc344176e4bfa0446d4032e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 14:52:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Documentation): Describe how man pages with identical names by different sections are handled by M-x man and M-x woman. --- man/programs.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/programs.texi b/man/programs.texi index 200de32417d..3fa4e0c29a9 100644 --- a/man/programs.texi +++ b/man/programs.texi @@ -1592,6 +1592,12 @@ the topic. For example, to read the man page for the C library function manual-entry @key{RET} chmod(2v) @key{RET}} (assuming @code{chmod} is in section @code{2v}). + If you do not specify a section, the results depend on how the +@code{man} command works on your system. Some of them display only the +first man page they find, others display all the man pages, and you can +page between them with the @kbd{M-n} and @kbd{M-p} keys. The mode line +shows how many manual pages are available in the Man buffer. + @vindex Man-fontify-manpage-flag For a long man page, setting the faces properly can take substantial time. By default, Emacs uses faces in man pages if Emacs can display -- 2.39.2