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diff --git a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi index c96b657b481..3f55cf7076e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi @@ -611,8 +611,12 @@ convenient to switch between buffers. the buffers distinct names. The default method (@code{uniquify-buffer-name-style} set to @code{post-forward-angle-brackets}) for making buffer names unique -adds @samp{<dir1>}, @samp{<dir2>}, etc. to the end of the buffer -names. +adds @samp{<dir1>}, @samp{<dir2>}, etc.@: to the end of the buffer +names, where @file{dir1} and @file{dir2} are the minimal parts of the +leading directories needed to make the buffer name unique. For +example, if you have files @file{/foo/bar/mumble/name} and +@file{/baz/quux/mumble/name} visited, their buffers will be named +@samp{name<bar/mumble>} and @samp{name<quux/mumble>} correspondingly. @vindex uniquify-buffer-name-style There are several styles to make buffer names unique. To select |