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Francesco: setup redirect

2012-03-26T19:36:05Z

setup redirect

Francesco: /* External links */ fixup

2012-03-26T18:48:03Z

External links: fixup

Francesco: added links to the manual

2012-03-26T18:47:33Z

added links to the manual

115.242.207.91 at 16:06, 26 March 2012

2012-03-26T16:06:38Z

115.242.207.91 at 16:06, 26 March 2012

2012-03-26T16:06:02Z

115.242.207.91 at 16:05, 26 March 2012

2012-03-26T16:05:05Z

Bozhidar: added some basic info about buffers

2012-03-26T07:54:23Z

added some basic info about buffers

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When you use C-x C-f to invoke command
find-file, Emacs opens the file you request, and puts
its contents into a buffer with the same name as the file. Instead of thinking that you are editing a file, think that you are editing text in a buffer. When you save the buffer, the file is updated to reflect your edits.

Buffers can also contain text that doesn't come from a file. When you
use `C-x C-b' to get a list of buffers, that
list is itself in a buffer, called
<tt>*Buffer List*</tt>, and that buffer is not associated with any file.

By convention, buffers whose names start with an asterisk ('''`*'''')
are not associated with files (but that doesn't mean you can't save them in files). If they have unsaved changes when you exit Emacs, these buffers are killed without your being asking for confirmation.

Buffers whose names start with a space are [[InvisibleBuffers|invisible]] to many operations. These are generally internal buffers that you don't want to see. Their names normally don't appear in the buffer list or as
[[Completion|completion]] candidates when you switch buffers using `C-x b'.

Buffers are shown in [[window|windows]]. You can have more than one
window showing the same buffer. `C-x 2' splits the
current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.

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−	~~When you use {{Keys\|C-x C-f}} to invoke command~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Emacs Terminology#Buffer]]
−	~~find-file, Emacs opens the file you request, and puts~~
−	its contents into a buffer with the same name as the file. Instead of thinking that you are editing a file, think that you are editing text in a buffer. When you save the buffer, the file is updated to reflect your edits.
−
−	~~Buffers can also contain text that doesn't come from a file. When you~~
−	~~use {{Keys\|C-x C-b}}to get a list of buffers, that~~
−	~~list is itself in a buffer, called~~
−	~~<tt>Buffer List</tt>, and that buffer is not associated with any file.~~
−
−	~~By convention, buffers whose names start with an asterisk ('''`*'''')~~
−	are not associated with files (but that doesn't mean you can't save them in files). If they have unsaved changes when you exit Emacs, these buffers are killed without your being asking for confirmation.
−
−	~~Buffers whose names start with a space are~~ [[~~InvisibleBuffers\|invisible]] to many operations. These are generally internal buffers that you don't want to see. Their names normally don't appear in the buffer list or as~~
−	~~[[Completion\|completion]] candidates when you switch buffers using {{Keys\|C-x b}}.~~
−
−	~~Buffers are shown in [[window\|windows]]. You can have more than one~~
−	~~window showing the same buffer. {{Keys\|C-x 2}} splits the~~
−	~~current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.~~
−
−	~~== External links ==~~
−
−	* GNU Emacs ~~manual:~~
−	** {{Manual\|emacs\|Buffers\|Buffers}}
−	** {{Manual\|emacs\|Windows\|Windows}}
−
−
−	~~[[Category:Level:Beginner]][[Category:Emacs:Jargon~~]]

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 * GNU Emacs manual:
-** {{Manual|emacs|Screen|Buffers}}
+** {{Manual|emacs|Buffers|Buffers}}
 ** {{Manual|emacs|Windows|Windows}}
 [[Category:Level:Beginner]][[Category:Emacs:Jargon]]

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 window showing the same buffer.  {{Keys|C-x 2}} splits the
 current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.
 [[Category:Level:Beginner]][[Category:Emacs:Jargon]]

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	window showing the same buffer. {{Keys\|C-x 2}} splits the		window showing the same buffer. {{Keys\|C-x 2}} splits the
	current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.		current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.
		+
		+	[[Category:Level:Beginner]]

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-When you use C-x C-f to invoke command
+When you use {{Keys|C-x C-f}} to invoke command
 find-file, Emacs opens the file you request, and puts
 its contents into a buffer with the same name as the file. Instead of thinking that you are editing a file, think that you are editing text in a buffer. When you save the buffer, the file is updated to reflect your edits.
 Buffers can also contain text that doesn't come from a file.  When you
-use `C-x C-b' to get a list of buffers, that
+use {{Keys|C-x C-b}}to get a list of buffers, that
 list is itself in a buffer, called
 <tt>*Buffer List*</tt>, and that buffer is not associated with any file.
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 Buffers whose names start with a space are [[InvisibleBuffers|invisible]] to many operations. These are generally internal buffers that you don't want to see. Their names normally don't appear in the buffer list or as
-[[Completion|completion]] candidates when you switch buffers using `C-x b'.
+[[Completion|completion]] candidates when you switch buffers using {{Keys|C-x b}}.
 Buffers are shown in [[window|windows]].  You can have more than one
-window showing the same buffer.  `C-x 2' splits the
+window showing the same buffer.  {{Keys|C-x 2}} splits the
 current window, creating two windows, both showing the same buffer.