GNU bug report logs - #42709
Yes, mention C-g as one of the valid options

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 15:58:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Yes, mention C-g as one of the valid options
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:48:32 +0800
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Here we see the contents of the *Char Help* buffer
(that I couldn't copy so needed a screenshot. See my other bug today.)

[19147-1.jpg (image/jpeg, inline)]
[Message part 3 (text/plain, inline)]
It is made by
  C runs the command dired-do-copy (found in dired-mode-map), which is
  an interactive autoloaded compiled Lisp function in ‘dired-aux.el’.

I think it should also mention C-g, "to quit right away".

Sure, "The user is supposed to know that."

But, "He isn't sure it won't cause some damage, else if it were safe, it
would be listed."

emacs-version "26.3"

This bug report was last modified 4 years and 290 days ago.

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