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author | Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org> | 2012-05-05 12:32:58 +0800 |
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committer | Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org> | 2012-05-05 12:32:58 +0800 |
commit | eceeb5fca618f3bc0743c2388148dd758229c7c9 (patch) | |
tree | 314434b14014363326ec7ce2868c3b86af4d97c3 /doc/emacs/fixit.texi | |
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/fixit.texi b/doc/emacs/fixit.texi index 85fac2b146b..2857e2b1af6 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/fixit.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/fixit.texi @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ @cindex mistakes, correcting In this chapter we describe commands that are useful when you catch -a mistake while editing. The most fundamental command for correcting -erroneous editing is the undo command @kbd{C-/} (which is also bound -to @kbd{C-x u} and @kbd{C-_}). This undoes a single command, or a +a mistake while editing. The most fundamental of these commands is +the undo command @kbd{C-/} (also bound to @kbd{C-x u} and @kbd{C-_}). +This undoes a single command, or a part of a command (as in the case of @code{query-replace}), or several consecutive character insertions. Consecutive repetitions of @kbd{C-/} undo earlier and earlier changes, back to the limit of the @@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ beginners to remember: @samp{u} stands for ``undo''. It is also bound to @kbd{C-_} because typing @kbd{C-/} on some text terminals actually enters @kbd{C-_}.}. This undoes the most recent change in the buffer, and moves point back to where it was before that change. - Consecutive repetitions of @kbd{C-/} (or its aliases) undo earlier and earlier changes in the current buffer. If all the recorded changes have already been undone, the undo command signals an error. @@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ changes you have undone, type @kbd{C-f} or any other command that harmlessly breaks the sequence of undoing; then type @kbd{C-/} to undo the undo command. - On the other hand, if you want to resume undoing, without redoing + Alternatively, if you want to resume undoing, without redoing previous undo commands, use @kbd{M-x undo-only}. This is like @code{undo}, but will not redo changes you have just undone. |