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25.4 Displaying in Another Window
C-x 4 is a prefix key for commands that select another window
(splitting the window if there is only one) and select a buffer in that
window. Different C-x 4 commands have different ways of finding the
buffer to select.
- C-x 4 b bufname <RET>
- Select buffer bufname in another window. This runs
switch-to-buffer-other-window .
- C-x 4 C-o bufname <RET>
- Display buffer bufname in another window, but
don't select that buffer or that window. This runs
display-buffer .
- C-x 4 f filename <RET>
- Visit file filename and select its buffer in another window. This
runs
find-file-other-window . See Visiting.
- C-x 4 d directory <RET>
- Select a Dired buffer for directory directory in another window.
This runs
dired-other-window . See Dired.
- C-x 4 m
- Start composing a mail message in another window. This runs
mail-other-window ; its same-window analogue is C-x m
(see Sending Mail).
- C-x 4 .
- Find a tag in the current tags table, in another window. This runs
find-tag-other-window , the multiple-window variant of M-.
(see Tags).
- C-x 4 r filename <RET>
- Visit file filename read-only, and select its buffer in another
window. This runs
find-file-read-only-other-window .
See Visiting.
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