From: Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:50:35 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Reading File Names): Document read-file-name-function.
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(Reading File Names): Document read-file-name-function.
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diff --git a/lispref/minibuf.texi b/lispref/minibuf.texi
index 288bacc5e93..bfe5214174b 100644
--- a/lispref/minibuf.texi
+++ b/lispref/minibuf.texi
@@ -1289,6 +1289,13 @@ If the user types @key{RET}, @code{read-file-name} returns the file name
 as the string @code{"/gp/gnu/elisp/manual.texi"}.
 @end defun
 
+@defvar read-file-name-function
+If non-@code{nil}, this should be a function that accepts the same
+arguments as @code{read-file-name}.  When @code{read-file-name} is
+called, it calls this function with the supplied arguments instead of
+doing its usual work.
+@end defvar
+
 @defun read-directory-name prompt &optional directory default existing initial
 This function is like @code{read-file-name} but allows only directory
 names as completion possibilities.