=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/mg/mg.1,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- src/usr.bin/mg/mg.1 2000/02/29 20:35:19 1.5 +++ src/usr.bin/mg/mg.1 2000/03/10 19:07:21 1.6 @@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ people who can't (or don't want to) run the real emacs for one reason or another, or are not familiar with the .Xr vi 1 -editor. It is compatible with emacs because there shouldn't +editor. +It is compatible with emacs because there shouldn't be any reason to learn more editor types than emacs or .Xr vi 1 . .Pp -Normal editing commands are very similar to Gnu Emacs. In the -following examples, ^X means control-X, and M-X means Meta-X, +Normal editing commands are very similar to Gnu Emacs. +In the following examples, ^X means control-X, and M-X means Meta-X, where the Meta key may be either a special key on your keyboard or the ALT key; otherwise ESC followed by the key X works as well. .Pp @@ -78,11 +79,14 @@ .Nm differs primarily in not having special modes for tasks other than straight editing, e.g., mail and news, and in not having special modes that -support various programming languages. It does have text justification -and auto-fill mode. Since it is written completely in C, there is no -language in which you can write extensions. However, you can rebind -keys and change some parameters. There are no limits to line length -or format. Command, buffer, and file name completion and listing can +support various programming languages. +It does have text justification +and auto-fill mode. +Since it is written completely in C, there is no +language in which you can write extensions. +However, you can rebind keys and change some parameters. +There are no limits to line length or format. +Command, buffer, and file name completion and listing can be done using the spacebar and .Ql ? , respectively. @@ -102,12 +106,13 @@ .Nm will use .Pa .mg-vt100 -as a startup file. The terminal type startup file is used -first. +as a startup file. +The terminal type startup file is used first. See the manual for a full list of the commands that can go in the files. .Pp -Here's another example sequence that you may find useful. By default, +Here's another example sequence that you may find useful. +By default, .Dq () and .Dq [] @@ -134,7 +139,8 @@ When you type .Ql ? to list possible file names, buffer names, etc., -a help buffer is created for the possibilities. In Gnu Emacs, +a help buffer is created for the possibilities. +In Gnu Emacs, this buffer goes away the next time you type a real command. In .Nm mg ,