@cindex minibuffer confirmation
@cindex confirming in the minibuffer
- When @key{TAB} completion results in a nonexistent file name and you
-type @key{RET} immediately to visit it, Emacs asks for confirmation
-because it is quite possible that you expected completion to go
-further and give you an existing file's name. Type @key{RET} to
-confirm and visit the nonexistent file. The string @samp{[Confirm]}
-appears for a short time after the file name to indicate the need to
-confirm in this way.
-
@vindex confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer
- The variable @code{confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer} controls
-whether Emacs asks for confirmation before visiting a new file. The
-default value, @code{after-completion}, gives the behavior we have
-just described. If the value is @code{nil}, Emacs never asks for
-confirmation; for any other non-@code{nil} value, Emacs always asks
-for confirmation. This variable also affects the
-@code{switch-to-buffer} command (@pxref{Select Buffer}).
+ When @key{TAB} completion results in a nonexistent file name and you
+type @key{RET} immediately to visit it, Emacs asks for confirmation;
+this is because it's possible that you expected completion to go
+further and give you an existing file's name. The string
+@samp{[Confirm]} appears for a short time after the file name to
+indicate the need to confirm in this way. Type @key{RET} to confirm
+and visit the nonexistent file. The variable
+@code{confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer} controls whether Emacs asks
+for confirmation before visiting a new file. The default value,
+@code{after-completion}, gives the behavior we have just described.
+If the value is @code{nil}, Emacs never asks for confirmation; for any
+other non-@code{nil} value, Emacs always asks for confirmation. This
+variable also affects the @code{switch-to-buffer} command
+(@pxref{Select Buffer}). @xref{Completion}, for more information
+about completion.
@kindex C-x C-v
@findex find-alternate-file