From 36d6da4e98718e08d69df64652e3c88ff22c541f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:00:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Visiting, File Names): Mention that completion ignores some file names, and add a cross-reference to Completion Options, where this is documented. --- man/files.texi | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index dd6f7a5fd55..12420b84b46 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -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