From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:41:34 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Visiting): Explain how to enter ? in a file name.
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(Visiting): Explain how to enter ? in a file name.
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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi
index 5a072b4a46b..9a5afc5551c 100644
--- a/man/files.texi
+++ b/man/files.texi
@@ -281,11 +281,13 @@ 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 characters,
-Emacs visits all the files that match it.  Wildcards include @samp{?},
-@samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences.  @xref{Quoted File Names}, for
-information on how to visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard
-characters.  You can disable the wildcard feature by customizing
+  If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard
+characters, Emacs visits all the files that match it.  Wildcards
+include @samp{?}, @samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences.  To enter
+the wild card @samp{?} in a file name in the minibuffer, you need to
+type @kbd{C-q ?}.  @xref{Quoted File Names}, for information on how to
+visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard characters.  You
+can disable the wildcard feature by customizing
 @code{find-file-wildcards}.
 
   If you visit a file that the operating system won't let you modify,