GNU bug report logs - #60930
30.0.50; 24.3 Choosing File Modes section of Emacs manual does not explain dealing with backup files

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 60930 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#60930: 30.0.50; 24.3 Choosing File Modes section of Emacs manual does not explain dealing with backup files
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 13:34:44 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> could be matched by typing, say, "file<SPC>major<SPC>back"
>
> That's up to the completion style you are using, right?
>
> In any case, "i backup file RET" says there are just 8 candidates, so
> it isn't a problem going over them one by one.

Hmm. You are right. I rarely use "i" command because it works only
inside a single info manual. But otherwise "i" should indeed be
sufficient to search keywords efficiently.

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