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diff --git a/man/entering.texi b/man/entering.texi index dca85d4481..3be5e6a19d 100644 --- a/man/entering.texi +++ b/man/entering.texi @@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ file, you exit the editor. The next time you want to edit a file, you must start the editor again. Working this way, it is convenient to use a command-line argument to say which file to edit. - It's not smart to start Emacs afresh for every file you edit. Emacs -can visit more than one file in a single editing session, and upon -exit Emacs loses valuable accumulated context, such as the kill ring, -registers, undo history, and mark ring. These features are useful for -operating on multiple files, or even one. If you kill Emacs after -each file, you don't take advantage of them. + However, killing Emacs after editing one each and starting it afresh +for the next file is both unnecessary and harmful, since it denies you +the full power of Emacs. Emacs can visit more than one file in a +single editing session, and that is the right way to use it. Exiting +the Emacs session loses valuable accumulated context, such as the kill +ring, registers, undo history, and mark ring. These features are +useful for operating on multiple files, or even continuing to edit one +file. If you kill Emacs after each file, you don't take advantage of +them. The recommended way to use GNU Emacs is to start it only once, just after you log in, and do all your editing in the same Emacs session. |