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@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ do something more suitable for the mode. For instance, programming
language modes bind @key{TAB} to indent the current line according to
the rules of the language (@pxref{Indentation}). The keys that are
commonly changed are @key{TAB}, @key{DEL}, and @kbd{C-j}. Many modes
-also define special commands of their own, usually bound in the prefix
-key @kbd{C-c}. Major modes can also alter user options and variables;
-for instance, programming language modes typically set a buffer-local
-value for the variable @code{comment-start}, which determines how
-source code comments are delimited (@pxref{Comments}).
+also define special commands of their own, usually bound to key
+sequences whose prefix key is @kbd{C-c} (@pxref{Keys}). Major modes
+can also alter user options and variables; for instance, programming
+language modes typically set a buffer-local value for the variable
+@code{comment-start}, which determines how source code comments are
+delimited (@pxref{Comments}).
To view the documentation for the current major mode, including a
list of its key bindings, type @kbd{C-h m} (@code{describe-mode}).
@@ -437,8 +438,8 @@ a single case-insensitive search through @code{auto-mode-alist}.
Finally, if Emacs @emph{still} hasn't found a major mode to use, it
compares the text at the start of the buffer to the variable
@code{magic-fallback-mode-alist}. This variable works like
-@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that is consulted
-only after @code{auto-mode-alist}. By default,
+@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that it is consulted
+only @emph{after} @code{auto-mode-alist}. By default,
@code{magic-fallback-mode-alist} contains forms that check for image
files, HTML/XML/SGML files, PostScript files, and Unix style Conf
files.