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}. File-name completion ignores certain filenames; for more
+@kbd{C-g}. File-name completion ignores certain file names; for more
about this, see @ref{Completion Options}.
Your confirmation that @kbd{C-x C-f} has completed successfully is