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diff --git a/man/basic.texi b/man/basic.texi index 8fd03381e5..c71a62205f 100644 --- a/man/basic.texi +++ b/man/basic.texi @@ -92,13 +92,12 @@ overwriting with it.) @end itemize @noindent -When multibyte characters are enabled, octal codes 0200 through 0377 are -not valid as characters; if you specify a code in this range, @kbd{C-q} -assumes that you intend to use some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and -converts the specified code to the corresponding Emacs character code. -@xref{Enabling Multibyte}. You select @emph{which} ISO Latin character -set though your choice of language environment (@pxref{Language -Environments}). +When multibyte characters are enabled, if you specify a code in the +range 0200 through 0377 octal, @kbd{C-q} assumes that you intend to use +some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and converts the specified code to +the corresponding Emacs character code. @xref{Enabling Multibyte}. You +select @emph{which} ISO Latin character set though your choice of +language environment (@pxref{Language Environments}). @vindex read-quoted-char-radix To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable |