* lisp/net/ange-ftp.el (ange-ftp-ftp-program-args): Mention the -e
switch (bug#48494).
:type 'string)
(defcustom ange-ftp-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")
- "A list of arguments passed to the FTP program when started."
+ ;; Clients that use the BSD editline instead of the GNU readline
+ ;; library may need to disable command line editing. (Bug#48494)
+ "A list of arguments passed to the FTP program when started.
+Some FTP clients may also require the \"-e\" argument, which disables
+command line editing."
:group 'ange-ftp
:type '(repeat string))