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| author | Kevin McCarthy <kevin@8t8.us> | 2020-10-25 15:07:55 -0700 |
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| committer | Kevin McCarthy <kevin@8t8.us> | 2020-10-25 15:07:55 -0700 |
| commit | 9258922a30c6f1f489cf73c13aba9aba8ae99e49 (patch) | |
| tree | 6e9d6175c15cfb248cc6c0c6b474f2a90fc275e0 /doc | |
| parent | cafe0fb50492b94d549afc60794dc3265a9860c6 (diff) | |
Add a more explicit mention of ^G in the manual.
It's a FAQ, so I think is worth emphasizing in the "getting started"
section.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual.xml.head | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual.xml.head b/doc/manual.xml.head index 882d1f7e..36543eb5 100644 --- a/doc/manual.xml.head +++ b/doc/manual.xml.head @@ -577,6 +577,13 @@ descriptions. </table> <para> +<literal>^G</literal> is the generic <quote>abort</quote> key +in Mutt. In addition to the line editor, it can also be used +to abort prompts. Generally, typing <literal>^G</literal> at a +confirmation prompt or line editor should abort the entire action. +</para> + +<para> You can remap the <emphasis>editor</emphasis> functions using the <link linkend="bind"><command>bind</command></link> command. For example, to make the <Delete> key delete the character in front of the cursor |