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[PATCH] Add a missing index for `man'.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25033: closed ([PATCH] Add a missing index for `man'.)
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 09:16:02 +0000

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From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Add a missing index for `man'.
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 01:18:26 -0800

	* programs.texi (Man Page): Add the index for `man'.
---
 doc/emacs/programs.texi | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index e409affd67d1..fc9f8e88b47a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ Man Page
 with Info (@pxref{Misc Help}).  This process is not finished, so it is
 still useful to read manual pages.
 
+@findex man
 @findex manual-entry
   You can read the man page for an operating system command, library
 function, or system call, with the @kbd{M-x man} command.  This
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2.1.4

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
Cc: 25033-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25033: [PATCH] Add a missing index for `man'.
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:15:00 +0200

> From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
> Cc: 25033 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:17:35 -0800
> 
> How about this: replace all "manual-entry" with "man" in the section,
> and remove the "manual-entry" index as well. In this way, the total
> number of indices won't increase. It also fixes the inconsistency --
> both "M-x manual-entry" and "M-x man" are used without pointing out they
> are the same thing.

Done, thanks for the suggestion.

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