From abe75e55209073366670339c519fa69a3f93441e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:30:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention \`M-x ...' in the lispref manual * doc/lispref/help.texi (Keys in Documentation): Note \`M-x ...' syntax. --- doc/lispref/help.texi | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/help.texi b/doc/lispref/help.texi index bc790332038..463039c5a0e 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/help.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/help.texi @@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ stands for a key sequence @var{KEYSEQ}, which will use the same face as a command substitution. This should be used only when a key sequence has no corresponding command, for example when it is read directly with @code{read-key-sequence}. It must be a valid key -sequence according to @code{key-valid-p}. +sequence according to @code{key-valid-p}. It can also be used with +command names, like @samp{\`M-x foo'}, where you want this to be +fontified like a keyboard sequence, but you want to inhibit +translating it into a key sequence like @samp{\[foo]} does. @item ` (grave accent) stands for a left quote. -- 2.39.2