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emacs: Minibuffer

 
 8 The Minibuffer
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 The “minibuffer” is where Emacs commands read complicated arguments,
 such as file names, buffer names, Emacs command names, or Lisp
 expressions.  We call it the “minibuffer” because it’s a special-purpose
 buffer with a small amount of screen space.  You can use the usual Emacs
 editing commands in the minibuffer to edit the argument text.
 

Menu

 
· Basic Minibuffer      Basic usage of the minibuffer.
· Minibuffer File       Entering file names with the minibuffer.
· Minibuffer Edit       How to edit in the minibuffer.
· Completion            An abbreviation facility for minibuffer input.
· Minibuffer History    Reusing recent minibuffer arguments.
· Repetition            Re-executing commands that used the minibuffer.
· Passwords             Entering passwords in the echo area.
· Yes or No Prompts     Replying yes or no in the echo area.
 

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