Variable: dabbrev-check-other-buffers

dabbrev-check-other-buffers is a customizable variable defined in dabbrev.el.gz.

Value

t

Documentation

Should M-/ (dabbrev-expand) look in other buffers? nil: Don't look in other buffers. t: Also look for expansions in the buffers pointed out by
   dabbrev-select-buffers-function.
Anything else: When we can't find any more expansions in the current buffer, then ask the user whether to look in other buffers too.

The default value is t.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/dabbrev.el.gz
(defcustom dabbrev-check-other-buffers t
  "Should \\[dabbrev-expand] look in other buffers?
nil: Don't look in other buffers.
t: Also look for expansions in the buffers pointed out by
   `dabbrev-select-buffers-function'.
Anything else: When we can't find any more expansions in
the current buffer, then ask the user whether to look in other
buffers too.

The default value is t."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "off" nil)
		 (const :tag "on" t)
		 (other :tag "ask" other))
  :group 'dabbrev)