Comments on: Toggling between Python buffers http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/02/23/toggling-python-buffers/ a blog about mastering the world's best text editor Fri, 17 May 2013 21:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: mickey http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/02/23/toggling-python-buffers/#comment-540 mickey Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:57:10 +0000 http://www.masteringemacs.org/?p=342#comment-540 Well, a buffer local variable is a variable where, when you assign a value to it, its value is local to only the buffer it was assigned from.

If you type M-: (info "(emacs) Locals") RET Emacs will open an info manual page on the subject for you to read further.

]]> By: srlh http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/02/23/toggling-python-buffers/#comment-539 srlh Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:43:08 +0000 http://www.masteringemacs.org/?p=342#comment-539 Thank you for sharing.
I have read the documentation for ‘make-variable-buffer-local’ but still couldn’t understand it. Could you please tell me what it means to make a variable ‘buffer local’?

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