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diff --git a/doc/emacs/sending.texi b/doc/emacs/sending.texi index 6b94cd0b737..7d9f4917929 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/sending.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/sending.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985--1987, 1993--1995, 1997, 2000--2023 Free Software +@c Copyright (C) 1985--1987, 1993--1995, 1997, 2000--2024 Free Software @c Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Sending Mail @@ -257,6 +257,24 @@ of the address, such as the person's full name. Emacs puts them in if they are needed. For instance, it inserts the above address as @samp{"John Q. Smith" <none@@example.com>}. +@findex rebuild-mail-abbrevs +@findex merge-mail-abbrevs + After editing the @file{~/.mailrc} file, or if the file was modified +outside of Emacs, you can update the mail aliases used by a running +Emacs session with @w{@kbd{M-x rebuild-mail-abbrevs @key{RET}}}. This +prompts for the name of the file to use, the default being the value +of @code{mail-personal-alias-file}. A similar command +@code{merge-mail-abbrevs} prompts for a file with mail aliases, then +merges the aliases in that file with the existing ones. + +@findex define-mail-abbrev + Alternatively, you can use Emacs commands to define mail aliases. +The command @code{define-mail-abbrev} prompts for the alias and the +full address, and defines the alias to expand to the full address. +Emacs will save the added aliases whenever it offers to save all +files (for @kbd{C-x s} or @kbd{C-x C-c}), like it does with other +abbrevs (@pxref{Saving Abbrevs}). + Emacs also recognizes include commands in @file{~/.mailrc}. They look like this: @@ -282,6 +300,10 @@ fields, such as @samp{Subject}. @kbd{M-x mail-abbrev-insert-alias}. This reads an alias name, with completion, and inserts its definition at point. +@findex mail-abbrev-complete-alias + The command @code{mail-abbrev-complete-alias} completes on the mail +alias preceding point. + @node Mail Commands @section Mail Commands @cindex Message mode |