Improve the "Buffers" chapter of the user manual

* doc/emacs/buffers.texi (Several Buffers): Correct description of
prefix arguments.  Clarify "bury".
(Buffer Menus): Clarify wording.  Reported by John Cummings
<john@rootabega.net> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
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Eli Zaretskii 2018-01-21 19:27:37 +02:00
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@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ Perform all flagged deletions and saves (@code{Buffer-menu-execute}).
@findex Buffer-menu-unmark
@kindex u @r{(Buffer Menu)}
Remove all flags from the current line, and move down
(@code{Buffer-menu-unmark}).
(@code{Buffer-menu-unmark}). With a prefix argument, moves up after
removing the flags.
@item @key{DEL}
@findex Buffer-menu-backup-unmark
@ -438,8 +439,8 @@ Remove all flags from all the lines
@end table
@noindent
The commands for adding or removing flags, @kbd{d}, @kbd{C-d}, @kbd{s}
and @kbd{u}, all accept a numeric argument as a repeat count.
The commands for removing flags, @kbd{d} and @kbd{C-d}, accept a
numeric argument as a repeat count.
The following commands operate immediately on the buffer listed on
the current line. They also accept a numeric argument as a repeat
@ -511,7 +512,8 @@ selected in one, and a previously current buffer (aside from
@item b
@findex Buffer-menu-bury
@kindex b @r{(Buffer Menu)}
Bury this line's buffer (@code{Buffer-menu-bury}).
Bury this line's buffer (@code{Buffer-menu-bury}) (i.e., move it to
the end of the buffer list).
@item m
@findex Buffer-menu-mark
@ -733,10 +735,10 @@ C-b}. To customize this buffer list, use the @code{bs} Custom group
@kindex C-Down-mouse-1
MSB global minor mode (``MSB'' stands for ``mouse select buffer'')
provides a different and customizable mouse buffer menu which you may
prefer. It replaces the bindings of @code{mouse-buffer-menu},
normally on @kbd{C-Down-mouse-1} and @kbd{C-@key{F10}}, and the menu
bar buffer menu. You can customize the menu in the @code{msb} Custom
group.
prefer. It replaces the @code{mouse-buffer-menu} commands, normally
bound to @kbd{C-Down-mouse-1} and @kbd{C-@key{F10}}, with its own
commands, and also modifies the menu-bar buffer menu. You can
customize the menu in the @code{msb} Custom group.
@findex ibuffer
IBuffer is a major mode for viewing a list of buffers and operating