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diff --git a/doc/emacs/m-x.texi b/doc/emacs/m-x.texi index 9e5f50b5e91..4b1165a1130 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/m-x.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/m-x.texi @@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ number, in which case Emacs will show the binding for that many seconds before removing it from display. The default behavior is to display the binding for 2 seconds. +@vindex extended-command-suggest-shorter Commands that don't have key bindings, can still be invoked after typing less than their full name at the @samp{M-x} prompt. Emacs mentions such shorthands in the echo area if they are significantly -shorter than the full command name. The setting of -@code{suggest-key-bindings} affects these hints as well. +shorter than the full command name, and +@code{extended-command-suggest-shorter} is non-@code{nil}. The +setting of @code{suggest-key-bindings} affects these hints as well. In this manual, when we speak of running a command by name, we often omit the @key{RET} that terminates the name. Thus we might say |