From c882ba2e224a63d1259889cfdb704b6a181e8176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:17:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Misc Help): Document numeric argument for C-h i. Correctly explain the effect of just C-u as argument. --- man/help.texi | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/help.texi b/man/help.texi index ebc650412b4..8f7eed4915c 100644 --- a/man/help.texi +++ b/man/help.texi @@ -456,11 +456,15 @@ system will be available. Type @kbd{h} after entering Info to run a tutorial on using Info. @cindex find Info manual by its file name - If you specify a numeric argument, @kbd{C-h i} prompts for the name of -a documentation file. This way, you can browse a file which doesn't + With a numeric argument, @kbd{C-h i} selects an Info buffer with the +number appended to the default @samp{*info*} buffer name +(e.g. @samp{*info*<2>}). This is useful if you want to browse +multiple Info manuals simultaneously. If you specify just @kbd{C-u} +as the prefix argument, @kbd{C-h i} prompts for the name of a +documentation file. This way, you can browse a file which doesn't have an entry in the top-level Info menu. It is also handy when you -need to get to the documentation quickly, and you know the exact name of -the file. +need to get to the documentation quickly, and you know the exact name +of the file. @kindex C-h F @kindex C-h K -- 2.39.2