From 68b7eaa91c65665b00b485ba916712c88348e3f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 11:21:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Repeating): Mention the numeric argument as another form of repetition, with an xref to the "Arguments" node. Suggested by Kai Grossjohann. --- man/basic.texi | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/basic.texi b/man/basic.texi index bd5b60f14c0..db507ec5be1 100644 --- a/man/basic.texi +++ b/man/basic.texi @@ -759,6 +759,13 @@ the command. @section Repeating a Command @cindex repeating a command + Many simple commands, such as those invoked with a single key or with +@kbd{M-x @var{command-name} @key{RET}}, can be repeated by invoking them +with a numeric argument which serves as a repeat count +(@pxref{Arguments}). However, if the command you want to repeat prompts +for some input, or is itself invoked with a numeric argument, using a +numeric argument might be inconvenient or even impossible. + @kindex C-x z @findex repeat The command @kbd{C-x z} (@code{repeat}) provides another way to repeat -- 2.39.5