The compact org-mode guide says

C-c l

for later insertion into an Org buffer (see below).`  


Clearly, I am not able to use the command C-c l, even though the org-mode is active. Is this what they meant when the manual says: you must create the key binding yourself?

How can I do it?


By the word global did they mean that we can use it in any other file to store the position and paste it in any other file or something else?


What buffer is used to store this position? Can I access/see its contents without pasting the link using C-c C-l?


For setting the key binding see the Introduction > Activation section, where amongst other thing is suggests


This is to be place in you .emacs or .emacs.d/init.el file. To test it, you can paste the code in to the *scratch* buffer and use C-x C-e when the cursor is at the end of the expression.

Yes, global here means you can use it any buffer in Emacs. Its exact behaviour depends on the type of buffer you are in. Full details are in the full org manual.

The links are saved in the variable org-stored-links. C-h v org-stored-links will show documentation and its current value. The format is not so user friendly; instead you can use C-c C-l which pops-up a list of known links and then abort the paste operation with C-g.

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