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(Killing Buffers): Update documentation of kill-buffer.

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Martin Rudalics 2008-10-22 16:08:11 +00:00
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@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
(Choosing Window): Rewrite documentation of display-buffer and
its options.
* buffers.texi (Killing Buffers): Update documentation of
kill-buffer.
2008-10-21 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* processes.texi (Serial Ports): Fix wording and improve markup.

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@ -996,10 +996,11 @@ this feature to test whether a buffer has been killed:
@end group
@end example
@deffn Command kill-buffer buffer-or-name
@deffn Command kill-buffer &optional buffer-or-name
This function kills the buffer @var{buffer-or-name}, freeing all its
memory for other uses or to be returned to the operating system. If
@var{buffer-or-name} is @code{nil}, it kills the current buffer.
@var{buffer-or-name} is @code{nil} or omitted, it kills the current
buffer.
Any processes that have this buffer as the @code{process-buffer} are
sent the @code{SIGHUP} signal, which normally causes them to terminate.
@ -1012,6 +1013,9 @@ It does this even if not called interactively. To prevent the request
for confirmation, clear the modified flag before calling
@code{kill-buffer}. @xref{Buffer Modification}.
This function calls `replace-buffer-in-windows' for cleaning up all
windows currently displaying the buffer to be killed.
Killing a buffer that is already dead has no effect.
This function returns @code{t} if it actually killed the buffer. It