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@node Basic, Minibuffer, Exiting, Top
@chapter Basic Editing Commands
@vindex read-quoted-char-radix
@noindent
To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable
-@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16. If the radix is greater
-than 10, some letters starting with @kbd{a} serve as part of a
-character code, just like digits.
+@code{read-quoted-char-radix} to 10 or 16. If the radix is 16,
+the letters @kbd{a} to @kbd{f} serve as part of a character code,
+just like digits. Case is ignored.
A numeric argument tells @kbd{C-q} how many copies of the quoted
character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
@cindex Unicode
Instead of @kbd{C-q}, you can use @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}}
(@code{ucs-insert}) to insert a character based on its Unicode name or
-code-point. This commands prompts for a character to insert, using
+code-point. This command prompts for a character to insert, using
the minibuffer; you can specify the character using either (i) the
character's name in the Unicode standard, or (ii) the character's
code-point in the Unicode standard. If you specify the character's