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(Visiting, File Names): Mention that completion ignores some file names,

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and add a cross-reference to Completion Options, where this is documented.
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Eli Zaretskii 2001-07-06 11:00:50 +00:00
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@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ on file directories.
file name. (Saving and reverting are exceptions; the buffer knows which
file name to use for them.) You enter the file name using the
minibuffer (@pxref{Minibuffer}). @dfn{Completion} is available, to make
it easier to specify long file names. @xref{Completion}.
it easier to specify long file names. @xref{Completion}. When
completing file names, Emacs ignores those whose file-name extensions
appear in the variable @code{completion-ignored-extensions}, see
@ref{Completion Options}.
For most operations, there is a @dfn{default file name} which is used
if you type just @key{RET} to enter an empty argument. Normally the
@ -193,7 +196,9 @@ the command with the name of the file you wish to visit, terminated by a
The file name is read using the minibuffer (@pxref{Minibuffer}), with
defaulting and completion in the standard manner (@pxref{File Names}).
While in the minibuffer, you can abort @kbd{C-x C-f} by typing @kbd{C-g}.
While in the minibuffer, you can abort @kbd{C-x C-f} by typing
@kbd{C-g}. File-name completion ignores certain filenames; for more
about this, see @ref{Completion Options}.
@cindex file selection dialog
When Emacs is built with a suitable GUI toolkit, it pops up the