From f16874ce340469b83b6018558ff8199418c91efa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:44:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document clone-indirect-buffer. --- man/buffers.texi | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/buffers.texi b/man/buffers.texi index 2bba471ead4..2a146ff7d03 100644 --- a/man/buffers.texi +++ b/man/buffers.texi @@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ is the analogue, for buffers, of a symbolic link between files. @item M-x make-indirect-buffer @var{base-buffer} @key{RET} @var{indirect-name} @key{RET} Create an indirect buffer named @var{indirect-name} whose base buffer is @var{base-buffer}. +@findex clone-indirect-buffer +@item M-x clone-indirect-buffer @key{RET} +Create an indirect buffer that is a twin copy of the current buffer. +@kindex C-x 4 c +@findex clone-indirect-buffer-other-window +Create an indirect buffer that is a twin copy of the current buffer, and +select it in another window (@code{clone-indirect-buffer-other-window}). @end table The text of the indirect buffer is always identical to the text of its @@ -417,6 +424,20 @@ buffer, but killing an indirect buffer has no effect on its base buffer. One way to use indirect buffers is to display multiple views of an outline. @xref{Outline Views}. + The command @kbd{M-x make-indirect-buffer} creates an indirect buffer +whose name is @var{indirect-name} and whose text is identical to that of +the buffer @var{base-buffer}. It prompts for both @var{base-buffer} and +@var{indirect-name}. + + The command @kbd{M-x clone-indirect-buffer} creates an indirect buffer +whose base buffer is the current buffer, and also selects the +newly-created indirect buffer. With a numeric argument, it prompts for +the name of the indirect buffer; otherwise it defaults to the name of +the current buffer, modifying it by adding a @samp{<@var{n}>} prefix if +required. @kbd{C-x 4 c} (@code{clone-indirect-buffer-other-window}) +works like @kbd{M-x clone-indirect-buffer}, but it selects the cloned +buffer in another window. + @node Buffer Convenience @section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling -- 2.39.2