[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/abbrevs.texi

[Richard M. Stallman]

Index: emacs/man/abbrevs.texi
diff -c emacs/man/abbrevs.texi:1.15 emacs/man/abbrevs.texi:1.16
*** emacs/man/abbrevs.texi:1.15 Sat Nov 10 20:52:15 2001
--- emacs/man/abbrevs.texi      Thu Jan  3 00:19:26 2002
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  @item C-x a i l
  Define a word in the buffer as a mode-specific abbrev
  (@code{inverse-add-mode-abbrev}).
+ @item M-x define-global-abbrev @key{RET} @var{abbrev} @key{RET} @var{exp} 
@key{RET}
+ Define @var{abbrev} as an abbrev expanding into @var{exp}.
+ @item M-x define-mode-abbrev @key{RET} @var{abbrev} @key{RET} @var{exp} 
@key{RET}
+ Define @var{abbrev} as a mode-specific abbrev expanding into @var{exp}.
  @item M-x kill-all-abbrevs
  This command discards all abbrev definitions currently in effect,
  leaving a blank slate.
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  l}.  These commands are called ``inverse'' because they invert the
  meaning of the two text strings they use (one from the buffer and one
  read with the minibuffer).
+ 
+ @findex define-mode-abbrev
+ @findex define-global-abbrev
+   You can define an abbrev without inserting either the abbrev or its
+ expansion in the buffer using the command @code{define-global-abbrev}.
+ It reads two arguments--the abbrev, and its expansion.  The command
+ @code{define-mode-abbrev} does likewise for a mode-specific abbrev.
  
    To change the definition of an abbrev, just define a new definition.
  When the abbrev has a prior definition, the abbrev definition commands