From: Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:01:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Directory partial completion.
X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-21.0.90~4178
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=07b5a156ce5a4635f527a6f82a980dd2a103c0d0;p=emacs.git

Directory partial completion.
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diff --git a/man/mini.texi b/man/mini.texi
index 93c8db99483..27a240446c3 100644
--- a/man/mini.texi
+++ b/man/mini.texi
@@ -380,10 +380,13 @@ command @kbd{M-x partial-completion-mode} or customize the option
 @code{partial-completion-mode}.  Unless the option
 @code{PC-disable-includes} is @code{t}, Partial Completion mode also
 extends @kbd{M-x find-file} so that the @samp{<@dots{}>} sequence is
-interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path}.  When
-this mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB}, @kbd{SPC},
-@kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default for
-completion.
+interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path} and
+partial completion of file names is possible.  Partial completion of
+directories in file names requires @samp{*}s to indicate the
+completions: @file{/u*/b*/f*} might expand to @file{/usr/bin/foo}.  When
+Partial Completion mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB},
+@kbd{SPC}, @kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default
+for completion.
 
 @cindex Icomplete mode
 @findex icomplete-mode