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diff --git a/doc/emacs/mini.texi b/doc/emacs/mini.texi index 6fb312ec321..898d9e904f6 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mini.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mini.texi @@ -953,12 +953,14 @@ File ‘foo.el’ exists; overwrite? (y or n) @end smallexample @cindex yes or no prompt +@vindex yes-or-no-prompt The second type of yes-or-no query is typically employed if giving the wrong answer would have serious consequences; it thus features a -longer prompt ending with @samp{(yes or no)}. For example, if you -invoke @kbd{C-x k} (@code{kill-buffer}) on a file-visiting buffer with -unsaved changes, Emacs activates the minibuffer with a prompt like -this: +longer prompt ending with @samp{(yes or no)} (or the value of +@code{yes-or-no-prompt} if you've customized that). For example, if +you invoke @kbd{C-x k} (@code{kill-buffer}) on a file-visiting buffer +with unsaved changes, Emacs activates the minibuffer with a prompt +like this: @smallexample Buffer foo.el modified; kill anyway? (yes or no) |