In doc/emacs, use @file for buffers, per the Texinfo manual.

It renders the same as @samp, so there is no visible change in most cases.

doc/emacs/ChangeLog

 2012-04-10  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* abbrevs.texi, arevert-xtra.texi, buffers.texi, building.texi:
+	* cmdargs.texi, custom.texi, entering.texi, files.texi, frames.texi:
+	* glossary.texi, help.texi, macos.texi, maintaining.texi, mini.texi:
+	* misc.texi, package.texi, programs.texi, screen.texi, search.texi:
+	* sending.texi, text.texi, trouble.texi:
+	Use @file for buffers, per the Texinfo manual.
+
 	* entering.texi (Entering Emacs):
 	Do not mention initial-buffer-choice = t.
 

doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi

@@ -261,12 +261,12 @@ expands to itself, and save it to your abbrev file.
   @kbd{M-x edit-abbrevs} allows you to add, change or kill abbrev
 definitions by editing a list of them in an Emacs buffer.  The list has
 the same format described above.  The buffer of abbrevs is called
-@samp{*Abbrevs*}, and is in Edit-Abbrevs mode.  Type @kbd{C-c C-c} in
+@file{*Abbrevs*}, and is in Edit-Abbrevs mode.  Type @kbd{C-c C-c} in
 this buffer to install the abbrev definitions as specified in the
 buffer---and delete any abbrev definitions not listed.
 
   The command @code{edit-abbrevs} is actually the same as
-@code{list-abbrevs} except that it selects the buffer @samp{*Abbrevs*}
+@code{list-abbrevs} except that it selects the buffer @file{*Abbrevs*}
 whereas @code{list-abbrevs} merely displays it in another window.
 
 @node Saving Abbrevs

doc/emacs/arevert-xtra.texi

@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ deleting or changing marks or flags will mark it modified again.
 
 Remote Dired buffers are not auto-reverted (because it may be slow).
 Neither are Dired buffers for which you used shell wildcards or file
-arguments to list only some of the files.  @samp{*Find*} and
-@samp{*Locate*} buffers do not auto-revert either.
+arguments to list only some of the files.  @file{*Find*} and
+@file{*Locate*} buffers do not auto-revert either.
 
 @c FIXME?  This should be in the elisp manual?
 @node Supporting additional buffers

doc/emacs/buffers.texi

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 the file's text.  Each time you invoke Dired, a buffer is used to hold
 the directory listing.  If you send a message with @kbd{C-x m}, a
 buffer is used to hold the text of the message.  When you ask for a
-command's documentation, that appears in a buffer named @samp{*Help*}.
+command's documentation, that appears in a buffer named @file{*Help*}.
 
   Each buffer has a unique name, which can be of any length.  When a
 buffer is displayed in a window, its name is shown in the mode line
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buffer is displayed in a window, its name is shown in the mode line
 matters in buffer names.  Most buffers are made by visiting files, and
 their names are derived from the files' names; however, you can also
 create an empty buffer with any name you want.  A newly started Emacs
-has several buffers, including one named @samp{*scratch*}, which can
+has several buffers, including one named @file{*scratch*}, which can
 be used for evaluating Lisp expressions and is not associated with any
 file (@pxref{Lisp Interaction}).
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ CRM Buffer                Size  Mode              File
 @end smallexample
 
 @noindent
-The buffer @samp{*Help*} was made by a help request (@pxref{Help}); it
+The buffer @file{*Help*} was made by a help request (@pxref{Help}); it
 is not visiting any file.  The buffer @code{src} was made by Dired on
 the directory @file{~/cvs/emacs/src/}.  You can list only buffers that
 are visiting files by giving the command a prefix argument, as in
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ happens and no renaming is done.
   @kbd{M-x rename-uniquely} renames the current buffer to a similar
 name with a numeric suffix added to make it both different and unique.
 This command does not need an argument.  It is useful for creating
-multiple shell buffers: if you rename the @samp{*shell*} buffer, then
+multiple shell buffers: if you rename the @file{*shell*} buffer, then
 do @kbd{M-x shell} again, it makes a new shell buffer named
-@samp{*shell*}; meanwhile, the old shell buffer continues to exist
+@file{*shell*}; meanwhile, the old shell buffer continues to exist
 under its new name.  This method is also good for mail buffers,
 compilation buffers, and most Emacs features that create special
 buffers with particular names.  (With some of these features, such as
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ operations on buffers, through an interface similar to Dired
 @findex buffer-menu
 @findex buffer-menu-other-window
   To use the buffer menu, type @kbd{C-x C-b} and switch to the window
-displaying the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer.  You can also type
+displaying the @file{*Buffer List*} buffer.  You can also type
 @kbd{M-x buffer-menu} to open the buffer menu in the selected window.
 Alternatively, the command @kbd{M-x buffer-menu-other-window} opens
 the buffer menu in another window, and selects that window.
@@ -409,11 +409,11 @@ Quit the buffer menu---immediately display the most recent formerly
 visible buffer in its place.
 @item @key{RET}
 @itemx f
-Immediately select this line's buffer in place of the @samp{*Buffer
+Immediately select this line's buffer in place of the @file{*Buffer
 List*} buffer.
 @item o
 Immediately select this line's buffer in another window as if by
-@kbd{C-x 4 b}, leaving @samp{*Buffer List*} visible.
+@kbd{C-x 4 b}, leaving @file{*Buffer List*} visible.
 @item C-o
 Immediately display this line's buffer in another window, but don't
 select the window.
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Immediately select this line's buffer in a full-screen window.
 @item 2
 Immediately set up two windows, with this line's buffer selected in
 one, and the previously current buffer (aside from the buffer
-@samp{*Buffer List*}) displayed in the other.
+@file{*Buffer List*}) displayed in the other.
 @item b
 Bury the buffer listed on this line.
 @item m
@@ -448,19 +448,19 @@ the inclusion of such buffers in the buffer list.
 suitable buffer, and turn on Buffer Menu mode in it.  Everything else
 described above is implemented by the special commands provided in
 Buffer Menu mode.  One consequence of this is that you can switch from
-the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer to another Emacs buffer, and edit
-there.  You can reselect the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer later, to
+the @file{*Buffer List*} buffer to another Emacs buffer, and edit
+there.  You can reselect the @file{*Buffer List*} buffer later, to
 perform the operations already requested, or you can kill it, or pay
 no further attention to it.
 
-  Normally, the buffer @samp{*Buffer List*} is not updated
+  Normally, the buffer @file{*Buffer List*} is not updated
 automatically when buffers are created and killed; its contents are
 just text.  If you have created, deleted or renamed buffers, the way
-to update @samp{*Buffer List*} to show what you have done is to type
+to update @file{*Buffer List*} to show what you have done is to type
 @kbd{g} (@code{revert-buffer}).  You can make this happen regularly
 every @code{auto-revert-interval} seconds if you enable Auto Revert
 mode in this buffer, as long as it is not marked modified.  Global
-Auto Revert mode applies to the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer only if
+Auto Revert mode applies to the @file{*Buffer List*} buffer only if
 @code{global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers} is non-@code{nil}.
 @iftex
 @inforef{Autorevert,, emacs-xtra}, for details.

doc/emacs/building.texi

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ messages and show you where the errors occurred.
 @table @kbd
 @item M-x compile
 Run a compiler asynchronously under Emacs, with error messages going to
-the @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
+the @file{*compilation*} buffer.
 @item M-x recompile
 Invoke a compiler with the same command as in the last invocation of
 @kbd{M-x compile}.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Kill the running compilation subprocess.
 compile}.  This reads a shell command line using the minibuffer, and
 then executes the command by running a shell as a subprocess (or
 @dfn{inferior process}) of Emacs.  The output is inserted in a buffer
-named @samp{*compilation*}.  The current buffer's default directory is
+named @file{*compilation*}.  The current buffer's default directory is
 used as the working directory for the execution of the command;
 normally, therefore, compilation takes place in this directory.
 
@@ -72,19 +72,19 @@ specified is automatically stored in the variable
 type @kbd{M-x compile}.  A file can also specify a file-local value
 for @code{compile-command} (@pxref{File Variables}).
 
-  Starting a compilation displays the @samp{*compilation*} buffer in
+  Starting a compilation displays the @file{*compilation*} buffer in
 another window but does not select it.  While the compilation is
 running, the word @samp{run} is shown in the major mode indicator for
-the @samp{*compilation*} buffer, and the word @samp{Compiling} appears
-in all mode lines.  You do not have to keep the @samp{*compilation*}
+the @file{*compilation*} buffer, and the word @samp{Compiling} appears
+in all mode lines.  You do not have to keep the @file{*compilation*}
 buffer visible while compilation is running; it continues in any case.
 When the compilation ends, for whatever reason, the mode line of the
-@samp{*compilation*} buffer changes to say @samp{exit} (followed by
+@file{*compilation*} buffer changes to say @samp{exit} (followed by
 the exit code: @samp{[0]} for a normal exit), or @samp{signal} (if a
 signal terminated the process).
 
   If you want to watch the compilation transcript as it appears,
-switch to the @samp{*compilation*} buffer and move point to the end of
+switch to the @file{*compilation*} buffer and move point to the end of
 the buffer.  When point is at the end, new compilation output is
 inserted above point, which remains at the end.  Otherwise, point
 remains fixed while compilation output is added at the end of the
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ buffer.
 @cindex compilation buffer, keeping point at end
 @vindex compilation-scroll-output
   If you change the variable @code{compilation-scroll-output} to a
-non-@code{nil} value, the @samp{*compilation*} buffer scrolls
+non-@code{nil} value, the @file{*compilation*} buffer scrolls
 automatically to follow the output.  If the value is
 @code{first-error}, scrolling stops when the first error appears,
 leaving point at that error.  For any other non-@code{nil} value,
@@ -103,22 +103,22 @@ scrolling continues until there is no more output.
   To rerun the last compilation with the same command, type @kbd{M-x
 recompile}.  This reuses the compilation command from the last
 invocation of @kbd{M-x compile}.  It also reuses the
-@samp{*compilation*} buffer and starts the compilation in its default
+@file{*compilation*} buffer and starts the compilation in its default
 directory, which is the directory in which the previous compilation
 was started.
 
 @findex kill-compilation
   Starting a new compilation also kills any compilation already
-running in @samp{*compilation*}, as the buffer can only handle one
+running in @file{*compilation*}, as the buffer can only handle one
 compilation at any time.  However, @kbd{M-x compile} asks for
 confirmation before actually killing a compilation that is running.
 You can also kill the compilation process with @kbd{M-x
 kill-compilation}.
 
   To run two compilations at once, start the first one, then rename
-the @samp{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using @code{rename-uniquely};
+the @file{*compilation*} buffer (perhaps using @code{rename-uniquely};
 @pxref{Misc Buffer}), then switch buffers and start the other
-compilation.  This will create a new @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
+compilation.  This will create a new @file{*compilation*} buffer.
 
 @vindex compilation-environment
   You can control the environment passed to the compilation command
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ variable settings override the usual ones.
 @cindex Compilation mode
 @cindex mode, Compilation
 @cindex locus
-  The @samp{*compilation*} buffer uses a major mode called Compilation
+  The @file{*compilation*} buffer uses a major mode called Compilation
 mode.  Compilation mode turns each error message in the buffer into a
 hyperlink; you can move point to it and type @key{RET}, or click on it
 with the mouse (@pxref{Mouse References}), to visit the @dfn{locus} of
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ position in a file where that error occurred.
   If you change the variable
 @code{compilation-auto-jump-to-first-error} to a non-@code{nil} value,
 Emacs automatically visits the locus of the first error message that
-appears in the @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
+appears in the @file{*compilation*} buffer.
 
   Compilation mode provides the following additional commands.  These
-commands can also be used in @samp{*grep*} buffers, where the
+commands can also be used in @file{*grep*} buffers, where the
 hyperlinks are search matches rather than error messages (@pxref{Grep
 Searching}).
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ mode buffer.  The first time you invoke it after a compilation, it
 visits the locus of the first error message.  Each subsequent
 @w{@kbd{C-x `}} visits the next error, in a similar fashion.  If you
 visit a specific error with @key{RET} or a mouse click in the
-@samp{*compilation*} buffer, subsequent @w{@kbd{C-x `}} commands
+@file{*compilation*} buffer, subsequent @w{@kbd{C-x `}} commands
 advance from there.  When @w{@kbd{C-x `}} finds no more error messages
 to visit, it signals an error.  @w{@kbd{C-u C-x `}} starts again from
 the beginning of the compilation buffer, and visits the first locus.
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ the beginning of the compilation buffer, and visits the first locus.
 through errors in the opposite direction.
 
   The @code{next-error} and @code{previous-error} commands don't just
-act on the errors or matches listed in @samp{*compilation*} and
-@samp{*grep*} buffers; they also know how to iterate through error or
+act on the errors or matches listed in @file{*compilation*} and
+@file{*grep*} buffers; they also know how to iterate through error or
 match lists produced by other commands, such as @kbd{M-x occur}
 (@pxref{Other Repeating Search}).  If you are already in a buffer
 containing error messages or matches, those are the ones that are
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ highlights the relevant source line.  The duration of this highlight
 is determined by the variable @code{next-error-highlight}.
 
 @vindex compilation-context-lines
-  If the @samp{*compilation*} buffer is shown in a window with a left
+  If the @file{*compilation*} buffer is shown in a window with a left
 fringe (@pxref{Fringes}), the locus-visiting commands put an arrow in
 the fringe, pointing to the current error message.  If the window has
 no left fringe, such as on a text-only terminal, these commands scroll
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Names}).
 command, but specifies the option for a noninteractive shell.  This
 means, in particular, that the shell should start with no prompt.  If
 you find your usual shell prompt making an unsightly appearance in the
-@samp{*compilation*} buffer, it means you have made a mistake in your
+@file{*compilation*} buffer, it means you have made a mistake in your
 shell's init file by setting the prompt unconditionally.  (This init
 file may be named @file{.bashrc}, @file{.profile}, @file{.cshrc},
 @file{.shrc}, etc., depending on what shell you use.)  The shell init
@@ -339,14 +339,14 @@ mode (@pxref{Compilation Mode}).
 @item M-x grep
 @itemx M-x lgrep
 Run @command{grep} asynchronously under Emacs, listing matching lines in
-the buffer named @samp{*grep*}.
+the buffer named @file{*grep*}.
 @item M-x grep-find
 @itemx M-x find-grep
 @itemx M-x rgrep
 Run @command{grep} via @code{find}, and collect output in the
-@samp{*grep*} buffer.
+@file{*grep*} buffer.
 @item M-x zrgrep
-Run @code{zgrep} and collect output in the @samp{*grep*} buffer.
+Run @code{zgrep} and collect output in the @file{*grep*} buffer.
 @item M-x kill-grep
 Kill the running @command{grep} subprocess.
 @end table
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ can chain @command{grep} commands, like this:
 grep -nH -e foo *.el | grep bar | grep toto
 @end example
 
-  The output from @command{grep} goes in the @samp{*grep*} buffer.  You
+  The output from @command{grep} goes in the @file{*grep*} buffer.  You
 can find the corresponding lines in the original files using @w{@kbd{C-x
 `}}, @key{RET}, and so forth, just like compilation errors.
 
@@ -1506,14 +1506,14 @@ commands are used; its default is @code{t}.
 @section Lisp Interaction Buffers
 
 @findex lisp-interaction-mode
-  When Emacs starts up, it contains a buffer named @samp{*scratch*},
+  When Emacs starts up, it contains a buffer named @file{*scratch*},
 which is provided for evaluating Emacs Lisp expressions interactively.
 Its major mode is Lisp Interaction mode.  You can also enable Lisp
 Interaction mode by typing @kbd{M-x lisp-interaction-mode}.
 
 @findex eval-print-last-sexp
 @kindex C-j @r{(Lisp Interaction mode)}
-  In the @samp{*scratch*} buffer, and other Lisp Interaction mode
+  In the @file{*scratch*} buffer, and other Lisp Interaction mode
 buffers, @kbd{C-j} (@code{eval-print-last-sexp}) evaluates the Lisp
 expression before point, and inserts the value at point.  Thus, as you
 type expressions into the buffer followed by @kbd{C-j} after each
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ expressions and their values.  All other commands in Lisp Interaction
 mode are the same as in Emacs Lisp mode.
 
 @vindex initial-scratch-message
-  At startup, the @samp{*scratch*} buffer contains a short message, in
+  At startup, the @file{*scratch*} buffer contains a short message, in
 the form of a Lisp comment, that explains what it is for.  This
 message is controlled by the variable @code{initial-scratch-message},
 which should be either a string, or @code{nil} (which means to
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ suppress the message).
 interactively is to use Inferior Emacs Lisp mode, which provides an
 interface rather like Shell mode (@pxref{Shell Mode}) for evaluating
 Emacs Lisp expressions.  Type @kbd{M-x ielm} to create an
-@samp{*ielm*} buffer which uses this mode.  For more information, see
+@file{*ielm*} buffer which uses this mode.  For more information, see
 that command's documentation.
 
 @node External Lisp
@@ -1555,13 +1555,13 @@ whose names end in @file{.l}, @file{.lsp}, or @file{.lisp}.
 evaluated.  To begin an external Lisp session, type @kbd{M-x
 run-lisp}.  This runs the program named @command{lisp}, and sets it up
 so that both input and output go through an Emacs buffer named
-@samp{*inferior-lisp*}.  To change the name of the Lisp program run by
+@file{*inferior-lisp*}.  To change the name of the Lisp program run by
 @kbd{M-x run-lisp}, change the variable @code{inferior-lisp-program}.
 
-  The major mode for the @samp{*lisp*} buffer is Inferior Lisp mode,
+  The major mode for the @file{*lisp*} buffer is Inferior Lisp mode,
 which combines the characteristics of Lisp mode and Shell mode
 (@pxref{Shell Mode}).  To send input to the Lisp session, go to the
-end of the @samp{*lisp*} buffer and type the input, followed by
+end of the @file{*lisp*} buffer and type the input, followed by
 @key{RET}.  Terminal output from the Lisp session is automatically
 inserted in the buffer.
 
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ inserted in the buffer.
 buffer to a Lisp session that you had started with @kbd{M-x run-lisp}.
 The expression sent is the top-level Lisp expression at or following
 point.  The resulting value goes as usual into the
-@samp{*inferior-lisp*} buffer.  Note that the effect of @kbd{C-M-x} in
+@file{*inferior-lisp*} buffer.  Note that the effect of @kbd{C-M-x} in
 Lisp mode is thus very similar to its effect in Emacs Lisp mode
 (@pxref{Lisp Eval}), except that the expression is sent to a different
 Lisp environment instead of being evaluated in Emacs.
@@ -1587,4 +1587,4 @@ to a Scheme subprocess, are very similar.  Scheme source files are
 edited in Scheme mode, which can be explicitly enabled with @kbd{M-x
 scheme-mode}.  You can initiate a Scheme session by typing @kbd{M-x
 run-scheme} (the buffer for interacting with Scheme is named
-@samp{*scheme*}), and send expressions to it by typing @kbd{C-M-x}.
+@file{*scheme*}), and send expressions to it by typing @kbd{C-M-x}.

doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Evaluate Lisp expression @var{expression}.
 @item --insert=@var{file}
 @opindex --insert
 @cindex insert file contents, command-line argument
-Insert the contents of @var{file} into the @samp{*scratch*} buffer
+Insert the contents of @var{file} into the @file{*scratch*} buffer
 (@pxref{Lisp Interaction}).  This is like what @kbd{M-x insert-file}
 does (@pxref{Misc File Ops}).
 

doc/emacs/custom.texi

@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ format of a theme file and how to make one.
 @vindex custom-theme-directory
 @cindex color scheme
   Type @kbd{M-x customize-themes} to switch to a buffer named
-@samp{*Custom Themes*}, which lists the Custom themes that Emacs knows
+@file{*Custom Themes*}, which lists the Custom themes that Emacs knows
 about.  By default, Emacs looks for theme files in two locations: the
 directory specified by the variable @code{custom-theme-directory}
 (which defaults to @file{~/.emacs.d/}), and a directory named
@@ -580,11 +580,11 @@ add the directory name to the list variable
 @code{custom-theme-directory} has the special meaning of the value of
 the variable @code{custom-theme-directory}, while @code{t} stands for
 the built-in theme directory @file{etc/themes}.  The themes listed in
-the @samp{*Custom Themes*} buffer are those found in the directories
+the @file{*Custom Themes*} buffer are those found in the directories
 specified by @code{custom-theme-load-path}.
 
 @kindex C-x C-s @r{(Custom Themes buffer)}
-  In the @samp{*Custom Themes*} buffer, you can activate the checkbox
+  In the @file{*Custom Themes*} buffer, you can activate the checkbox
 next to a Custom theme to enable or disable the theme for the current
 Emacs session.  When a Custom theme is enabled, all of its settings
 (variables and faces) take effect in the Emacs session.  To apply the
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ always considered safe.
   Setting or saving Custom themes actually works by customizing the
 variable @code{custom-enabled-themes}.  The value of this variable is
 a list of Custom theme names (as Lisp symbols, e.g.@: @code{tango}).
-Instead of using the @samp{*Custom Themes*} buffer to set
+Instead of using the @file{*Custom Themes*} buffer to set
 @code{custom-enabled-themes}, you can customize the variable using the
 usual customization interface, e.g.@: with @kbd{M-x customize-option}.
 Note that Custom themes are not allowed to set
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ type @kbd{M-x disable-theme}.
 
 @findex describe-theme
   To see a description of a Custom theme, type @kbd{?} on its line in
-the @samp{*Custom Themes*} buffer; or type @kbd{M-x describe-theme}
+the @file{*Custom Themes*} buffer; or type @kbd{M-x describe-theme}
 anywhere in Emacs and enter the theme name in the minibuffer.
 
 @node Creating Custom Themes
@@ -645,12 +645,12 @@ anywhere in Emacs and enter the theme name in the minibuffer.
 @findex customize-create-theme
   You can define a Custom theme using an interface similar to the
 customization buffer, by typing @kbd{M-x customize-create-theme}.
-This switches to a buffer named @samp{*Custom Theme*}.  It also offers
+This switches to a buffer named @file{*Custom Theme*}.  It also offers
 to insert some common Emacs faces into the theme (a convenience, since
 Custom themes are often used to customize faces).  If you answer no,
 the theme will initially contain no settings.
 
-  Near the top of the @samp{*Custom Theme*} buffer are editable fields
+  Near the top of the @file{*Custom Theme*} buffer are editable fields
 where you can enter the theme's name and description.  The name can be
 anything except @samp{user}.  The description is the one that will be
 shown when you invoke @kbd{M-x describe-theme} for the theme.  Its
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ theme, uncheck the checkbox next to its name.
 @file{@var{name}-theme.el} where @var{name} is the theme name, in the
 directory named by @code{custom-theme-directory}.
 
-  From the @samp{*Custom Theme*} buffer, you can view and edit an
+  From the @file{*Custom Theme*} buffer, you can view and edit an
 existing Custom theme by activating the @samp{[Visit Theme]} button
 and specifying the theme name.  You can also add the settings of
 another theme into the buffer, using the @samp{[Merge Theme]} button.
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ the @samp{[Merge Theme]} button and specifying the special theme named
 
   A theme file is simply an Emacs Lisp source file, and loading the
 Custom theme works by loading the Lisp file.  Therefore, you can edit
-a theme file directly instead of using the @samp{*Custom Theme*}
+a theme file directly instead of using the @file{*Custom Theme*}
 buffer.
 @c Add link to the relevant Emacs Lisp Reference manual node, once
 @c that is written.
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ can set any variable with a Lisp expression like this:
 @noindent
 To execute such an expression, type @kbd{M-:} (@code{eval-expression})
 and enter the expression in the minibuffer (@pxref{Lisp Eval}).
-Alternatively, go to the @samp{*scratch*} buffer, type in the
+Alternatively, go to the @file{*scratch*} buffer, type in the
 expression, and then type @kbd{C-j} (@pxref{Lisp Interaction}).
 
   Setting variables, like all means of customizing Emacs except where

doc/emacs/entering.texi

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ certain Lisp files, where to put the initial frame, and so forth.
   If the variable @code{inhibit-startup-screen} is non-@code{nil},
 Emacs does not display the startup screen.  In that case, if one or
 more files were specified on the command line, Emacs simply displays
-those files; otherwise, it displays a buffer named @samp{*scratch*},
+those files; otherwise, it displays a buffer named @file{*scratch*},
 which can be used to evaluate Emacs Lisp expressions interactively.
 @xref{Lisp Interaction}.  You can set the variable
 @code{inhibit-startup-screen} using the Customize facility
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ the desired file or directory.
 @ignore
 @c I do not think this should be mentioned.  AFAICS it is just a dodge
 @c around inhibit-startup-screen not being settable on a site-wide basis.
-or @code{t}, which means to display the @samp{*scratch*} buffer.
+or @code{t}, which means to display the @file{*scratch*} buffer.
 @end ignore
 
 @node Exiting, Basic, Entering Emacs, Top

doc/emacs/files.texi

@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ are not visiting files are auto-saved only if you request it explicitly;
 when they are auto-saved, the auto-save file name is made by appending
 @samp{#} to the front and rear of buffer name, then
 adding digits and letters at the end for uniqueness.  For
-example, the @samp{*mail*} buffer in which you compose messages to be
+example, the @file{*mail*} buffer in which you compose messages to be
 sent might be auto-saved in a file named @file{#*mail*#704juu}.  Auto-save file
 names are made this way unless you reprogram parts of Emacs to do
 something different (the functions @code{make-auto-save-file-name} and
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ for more information about using the Trash.
 @vindex diff-switches
   The command @kbd{M-x diff} prompts for two file names, using the
 minibuffer, and displays the differences between the two files in a
-buffer named @samp{*diff*}.  This works by running the @command{diff}
+buffer named @file{*diff*}.  This works by running the @command{diff}
 program, using options taken from the variable @code{diff-switches}.
 The value of @code{diff-switches} should be a string; the default is
 @code{"-c"} to specify a context diff.  @xref{Top,, Diff, diff,

doc/emacs/frames.texi

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ highlighting.
 @key{RET}, or by clicking either @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2} on the
 button.  For example, in a Dired buffer, each file name is a button;
 activating it causes Emacs to visit that file (@pxref{Dired}).  In a
-@samp{*Compilation*} buffer, each error message is a button, and
+@file{*Compilation*} buffer, each error message is a button, and
 activating it visits the source code for that error
 (@pxref{Compilation}).
 

doc/emacs/glossary.texi

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ tell it to.  @xref{Bugs}.
 The echo area is the bottom line of the screen, used for echoing the
 arguments to commands, for asking questions, and showing brief messages
 (including error messages).  The messages are stored in the buffer
-@samp{*Messages*} so you can review them later.  @xref{Echo Area}.
+@file{*Messages*} so you can review them later.  @xref{Echo Area}.
 
 @item Echoing
 Echoing is acknowledging the receipt of input events by displaying

doc/emacs/help.texi

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ to (@code{describe-key-briefly}).  Here @kbd{c} stands for
 Display the commands and variables whose documentation matches
 @var{topics} (@code{apropos-documentation}).
 @item C-h e
-Display the @code{*Messages*} buffer
+Display the @file{*Messages*} buffer
 (@code{view-echo-area-messages}).
 @item C-h f @var{function} @key{RET}
 Display documentation on the Lisp function named @var{function}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ programming language you are editing (@code{info-lookup-symbol}).
 @item C-h .
 Display the help message for a special text area, if point is in one
 (@code{display-local-help}).  (These include, for example, links in
-@samp{*Help*} buffers.)
+@file{*Help*} buffers.)
 @end table
 
 @node Key Help
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do.
 @findex view-echo-area-messages
   To review recent echo area messages, use @kbd{C-h e}
 (@code{view-echo-area-messages}).  This displays the buffer
-@code{*Messages*}, where those messages are kept.
+@file{*Messages*}, where those messages are kept.
 
 @kindex C-h m
 @findex describe-mode

doc/emacs/macos.texi

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Emacs open a file.  A typical reason for this would be a user
 double-clicking a file in the Finder application.  By default, Emacs
 responds to this event by opening a new frame and visiting the file in
 that frame (@code{ns-find-file}).  As an exception, if the selected
-buffer is the @samp{*scratch*} buffer, Emacs visits the file in the
+buffer is the @file{*scratch*} buffer, Emacs visits the file in the
 selected frame.
 
 You can change how Emacs responds to a @code{ns-open-file} event by

doc/emacs/maintaining.texi

@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ If every work file in the VC fileset is unchanged, do nothing.
 
 @item
 If every work file in the VC fileset has been modified, commit the
-changes.  To do this, Emacs pops up a @samp{*vc-log*} buffer; type the
+changes.  To do this, Emacs pops up a @file{*vc-log*} buffer; type the
 desired log entry for the new revision, followed by @kbd{C-c C-c} to
 commit.  @xref{Log Buffer}.
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ so that you can begin to edit it.
 
 @item
 If each file is locked by you and contains changes, commit the
-changes.  To do this, Emacs pops up a @samp{*vc-log*} buffer; type the
+changes.  To do this, Emacs pops up a @file{*vc-log*} buffer; type the
 desired log entry for the new revision, followed by @kbd{C-c C-c} to
 commit (@pxref{Log Buffer}).
 
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ they use the concept of ``checking out'' individual files.
 @cindex C-c C-c @r{(Log Edit mode)}
 @findex log-edit-done
   When you tell VC to commit a change, it pops up a buffer named
-@samp{*vc-log*}.  In this buffer, you should write a @dfn{log entry}
+@file{*vc-log*}.  In this buffer, you should write a @dfn{log entry}
 describing the changes you have made (@pxref{Why Version Control?}).
 After you are done, type @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{log-edit-done}) to exit
 the buffer and commit the change, together with your log entry.
@@ -596,12 +596,12 @@ the buffer and commit the change, together with your log entry.
 @cindex Log Edit mode
 @cindex mode, Log Edit
 @vindex vc-log-mode-hook
-  The major mode for the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer is Log Edit mode, a
+  The major mode for the @file{*vc-log*} buffer is Log Edit mode, a
 variant of Text mode (@pxref{Text Mode}).  On entering Log Edit mode,
 Emacs runs the hooks @code{text-mode-hook} and @code{vc-log-mode-hook}
 (@pxref{Hooks}).
 
-  In the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer, you can write one or more @dfn{header
+  In the @file{*vc-log*} buffer, you can write one or more @dfn{header
 lines}, specifying additional information to be supplied to the
 version control system.  Each header line must occupy a single line at
 the top of the buffer; the first line that is not a header line is
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ support it, the header is treated as part of the log entry.
 @findex log-edit-show-files
 @kindex C-c C-d @r{(Log Edit mode)}
 @findex log-edit-show-diff
-  While in the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer, the ``current VC fileset'' is
+  While in the @file{*vc-log*} buffer, the ``current VC fileset'' is
 considered to be the fileset that will be committed if you type
 @w{@kbd{C-c C-c}}.  To view a list of the files in the VC fileset,
 type @w{@kbd{C-c C-f}} (@code{log-edit-show-files}).  To view a diff
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ started editing (@pxref{Old Revisions}), type @kbd{C-c C-d}
   If the VC fileset includes one or more @file{ChangeLog} files
 (@pxref{Change Log}), type @kbd{C-c C-a}
 (@code{log-edit-insert-changelog}) to pull the relevant entries into
-the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer.  If the topmost item in each
+the @file{*vc-log*} buffer.  If the topmost item in each
 @file{ChangeLog} was made under your user name on the current date,
 this command searches that item for entries matching the file(s) to be
 committed, and inserts them.
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Edit buffer.
   To abort a commit, just @strong{don't} type @kbd{C-c C-c} in that
 buffer.  You can switch buffers and do other editing.  As long as you
 don't try to make another commit, the entry you were editing remains
-in the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer, and you can go back to that buffer at
+in the @file{*vc-log*} buffer, and you can go back to that buffer at
 any time to complete the commit.
 
 @kindex M-n @r{(Log Edit mode)}
@@ -904,10 +904,10 @@ Display the changes that will be sent by the next push operation
 @kindex C-x v l
 @findex vc-print-log
   The command @kbd{C-x v l} (@code{vc-print-log}) displays a buffer
-named @samp{*vc-change-log*}, showing the history of changes made to
+named @file{*vc-change-log*}, showing the history of changes made to
 the current file, including who made the changes, the dates, and the
 log entry for each change (these are the same log entries you would
-enter via the @samp{*vc-log*} buffer; @pxref{Log Buffer}).  Point is
+enter via the @file{*vc-log*} buffer; @pxref{Log Buffer}).  Point is
 centered at the revision of the file currently being visited.  With a
 prefix argument, the command prompts for the revision to center on,
 and the maximum number of revisions to display.
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ file listed on the current line.
 @findex vc-print-root-log
 @findex log-view-toggle-entry-display
   @kbd{C-x v L} (@code{vc-print-root-log}) displays a
-@samp{*vc-change-log*} buffer showing the history of the entire
+@file{*vc-change-log*} buffer showing the history of the entire
 version-controlled directory tree (RCS, SCCS, and CVS do not support
 this feature).  With a prefix argument, the command prompts for the
 maximum number of revisions to display.
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ maximum number of revisions to display.
   The @kbd{C-x v L} history is shown in a compact form, usually
 showing only the first line of each log entry.  However, you can type
 @key{RET} (@code{log-view-toggle-entry-display}) in the
-@samp{*vc-change-log*} buffer to reveal the entire log entry for the