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<span id="Inserting-Frequently-Used-Commands"></span><h3 class="section">D.3 Inserting Frequently Used Commands</h3>
<span id="index-Inserting-frequently-used-commands"></span>
<span id="index-Frequently-used-commands_002c-inserting"></span>
<span id="index-Commands_002c-inserting-them"></span>
<p>Texinfo mode provides commands to insert various frequently used
@-commands into the buffer. You can use these commands to save
keystrokes.
</p>
<p>The insert commands are invoked by typing <kbd>C-c</kbd> twice and then the
first letter of the @-command:
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c c</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@code</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040code"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@code{}</code> and put the
cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c d</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@dfn</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040dfn"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@dfn{}</code> and put the
cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c e</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@end</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040end"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@end</code> and attempt to insert the correct following word,
such as ‘<samp>example</samp>’ or ‘<samp>table</samp>’. (This command does not handle
nested lists correctly, but inserts the word appropriate to the
immediately preceding list.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c i</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@item</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040item"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@item</code> and put the
cursor at the beginning of the next line.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c k</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@kbd</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040kbd"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@kbd{}</code> and put the
cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c n</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@node</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040node"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@node</code> and a comment line
listing the sequence for the ‘Next’,
‘Previous’, and ‘Up’ nodes.
Leave point after the <code>@node</code>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c o</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@noindent</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040noindent"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@noindent</code> and put the
cursor at the beginning of the next line.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c r</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-dwim-@ref</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002ddwim_002d_0040ref"></span>
<p>This function and binding were added in Emacs 27.1.
Inserts one of <code>@pxref{}</code>, <code>@xref{}</code>, or
<code>@ref{}</code> based on the text around point; calling it near an
unclosed preceding open parenthesis results in <code>@pxref{}</code>, at
the beginning of a sentence or at <code>(point-min)</code> yields
<code>@xref{}</code>, any other location (including inside a word), will
result in <code>@ref{}</code>. A numeric argument says how many words
the braces should surround. Puts the cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c s</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@samp</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040samp"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@samp{}</code> and put the
cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c t</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@table</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040table"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@table</code> followed by a <tt class="key">SPC</tt>
and leave the cursor after the <tt class="key">SPC</tt>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c v</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@var</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040var"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@var{}</code> and put the
cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c x</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-@example</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002d_0040example"></span>
<p>Insert <code>@example</code> and put the
cursor at the beginning of the next line.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c C-c {</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x texinfo-insert-braces</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-texinfo_002dinsert_002dbraces"></span>
<p>Insert <code>{}</code> and put the cursor between the braces.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><kbd>C-c }</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>C-c ]</kbd></dt>
<dt><kbd>M-x up-list</kbd></dt>
<dd><span id="index-up_002dlist"></span>
<p>Move from between a pair of braces forward past the closing brace.
Typing <kbd>C-c ]</kbd> is easier than typing <kbd>C-c }</kbd>, which
is, however, more mnemonic; hence the two keybindings. (Also, you can
move out from between braces by typing <kbd>C-f</kbd>.)
</p></dd>
</dl>
<p>To put a command such as <code>@code{…}</code><!-- /@w --> around an
<em>existing</em> word, position the cursor in front of the word and type
<kbd>C-u 1 C-c C-c c</kbd>. This makes it easy to edit existing plain text.
The value of the prefix argument tells Emacs how many words following
point to include between braces—‘<samp>1</samp>’ for one word, ‘<samp>2</samp>’ for
two words, and so on. Use a negative argument to enclose the previous
word or words. If you do not specify a prefix argument, Emacs inserts
the @-command string and positions the cursor between the braces. This
feature works only for those @-commands that operate on a word or words
within one line, such as <code>@kbd</code> and <code>@var</code>.
</p>
<p>This set of insert commands was created after analyzing the frequency
with which different @-commands are used in the <cite>GNU Emacs
Manual</cite> and the <cite>GDB Manual</cite>. If you wish to add your own insert
commands, you can bind a keyboard macro to a key, use abbreviations,
or extend the code in <samp>texinfo.el</samp>.
</p>
<span id="index-texinfo_002dstart_002dmenu_002ddescription"></span>
<span id="index-Menu-description_002c-start"></span>
<span id="index-Description-for-menu_002c-start"></span>
<p><kbd>C-c C-c C-d</kbd> (<code>texinfo-start-menu-description</code>) is an insert
command that works differently from the other insert commands. It
inserts a node’s section or chapter title in the space for the
description in a menu entry line. (A menu entry has three parts, the
entry name, the node name, and the description. Only the node name is
required, but a description helps explain what the node is about.
See <a href="Menu-Parts.html">The Parts of a Menu</a>.)
</p>
<p>To use <code>texinfo-start-menu-description</code>, position point in a menu
entry line and type <kbd>C-c C-c C-d</kbd>. The command looks for and copies
the title that goes with the node name, and inserts the title as a
description; it positions point at beginning of the inserted text so you
can edit it. The function does not insert the title if the menu entry
line already contains a description.
</p>
<p>This command is only an aid to writing descriptions; it does not do the
whole job. You must edit the inserted text since a title tends to use
the same words as a node name but a useful description uses different
words.
</p>
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