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23.1; doc of misearch-* commands (commands?)

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: <4725 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#4725: 23.1; doc of misearch-* commands (commands?)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:27:19 +0300

> If the list variable is already populated, then use that value. This lets users
> populate the variable ahead of time and then still use these commands
> interactively.
>
> If the list variable is null, then just have a simple loop for users to enter a
> buffer/file name (e.g. with completion), and end with an empty string. IOW, foo
> RET bar RET RET to give ("foo" "bar").

`multi-isearch' was designed to be similar to `multi-occur'.
Currently we have a set of commands:

  isearch-forward
      search for a string in the current buffer

  isearch-forward-regexp
      search for a regexp in the current buffer

  occur
      search for a regexp in the current buffer

  multi-occur
      search for a regexp through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffer names one by one

  multi-occur-in-matching-buffers
      search for a regexp through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffers to search by a regexp

What is missing now and candidates to be implemented are
8 analogous commands:

  multi-isearch-buffers
      search for a string through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffer names one by one

  multi-isearch-buffers-regexp
      search for a regexp through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffer names one by one

  multi-isearch-buffers-matching
      search for a string through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffers to search by a regexp

  multi-isearch-buffers-regexp-matching
      search for a regexp through multiple buffers
      where the user specifies the buffers to search by a regexp

  multi-isearch-files
      search for a string through multiple files
      where the user specifies the file names one by one

  multi-isearch-files-regexp
      search for a regexp through multiple files
      where the user specifies the file names one by one

  multi-isearch-files-matching
      search for a string through multiple files
      where the user specifies the files to search by a regexp

  multi-isearch-files-regexp-matching
      search for a regexp through multiple files
      where the user specifies the files to search by a regexp

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/

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