Re: C-u 1 inserts four "1" characters?

[pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)]

Sean McAfee <eefacm@gmail.com> writes:

> I almost always specify command prefix arguments by holding down the
> meta key while I type the argument digits.  But just now I tried
> specifying the prefix by typing C-u followed by the digits, and as soon
> as I typed the first digit, four copies of the digit were inserted into
> my current buffer!
>
> Further experimentation showed that it didn't matter how many times I
> type C-u prior to typing the first digit; four copies are always
> inserted (not 16, 64, etc).  Also, if I type a hyphen following the C-u,
> I get four hyphens in my buffer.
>
> Anyone have any idea why this could be happening?

This is specified and documented that way.  C-u x is four xs.

If you want a different number, then type it: C-u 10 x is ten xs.


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