(Visiting): Add a note about visiting file archives.

From Nelson H. F. Beebe <beebe@math.utah.edu>.

diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
index b028e4d20b6d1ac9a24a9b6dd29acda9d5d21c9b..01cdf6daa0dc8a4f93be20ea41cca97f6e4a5650 100644 (file)
--- a/man/files.texi
+++ b/man/files.texi
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ look at, or operate on the files in the directory.  However, if the
 variable @code{find-file-run-dired} is @code{nil}, then it is an error
 to try to visit a directory.
 
+  Files which are actually collections of other files, or @dfn{file
+archives}, are visited in special modes which invoke a Dired-like
+environment to allow operations on archive members.  @xref{File
+Archives}, for more about these features.
+
 @cindex wildcard characters in file names
 @vindex find-file-wildcards
   If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard