Re: eval with prefix argument

[liyer . vijay]

Gary Wessle wrote:
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> C-x C-e runs the command eval-last-sexp
>    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `emacs-lisp/lisp-mode'.
> (eval-last-sexp EVAL-LAST-SEXP-ARG-INTERNAL)
>
> Evaluate sexp before point; print value in minibuffer.
> Interactively, with prefix argument, print output into current buffer.
> ****************************************************************
>
> I don't understand what prefix argument to give and where in the
> sequence of the keys C-x C-e

C-u C-x C-e

Cheers
Vijay

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