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| <h4 class="subsection">32.4.5 Specifying Numeric Arguments</h4> |
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| <dt><code>digit-argument (<kbd>M-0</kbd>, <kbd>M-1</kbd>, … <kbd>M--</kbd>)</code> |
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| <dd><p>Add this digit to the argument already accumulating, or start a new |
| argument. <kbd>M--</kbd> starts a negative argument. |
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| <dt><code>universal-argument ()</code> |
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| <dd><p>This is another way to specify an argument. |
| If this command is followed by one or more digits, optionally with a |
| leading minus sign, those digits define the argument. |
| If the command is followed by digits, executing <code>universal-argument</code> |
| again ends the numeric argument, but is otherwise ignored. |
| As a special case, if this command is immediately followed by a |
| character that is neither a digit or minus sign, the argument count |
| for the next command is multiplied by four. |
| The argument count is initially one, so executing this function the |
| first time makes the argument count four, a second time makes the |
| argument count sixteen, and so on. |
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