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bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Convenienc
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#12695: 24.2.50; Describe file-name cache at (emacs) `File Conveniences' |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:45:52 -0800 |
> > This is a node about "convenient facilities for finding" files. It
> > should mention the file-name cache and cross-reference node
> > `File Name Cache'. That feature too provides a way to quickly
> > find files that might be far from the current directory.
>
> File Name Cache is the immediately preceding node, so this is
> redundant.
Not at all redundant. There is nothing in that node that refers you to the
other or even mentions file-name caching.
People do not necessarily read the manual from start to finish in a linear
fashion. They can land in a given node in any number of ways, including via the
index or a cross reference.
It makes no sense to say that because some information is in a sibling node
there is no reason to cross reference it. Whether to cross reference it should
depend only on whether its content is relevant/related. Which it is, in this
case.