From 092b683aa29b4d6ef1b428f4ce32bd97fdaa9959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:41:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Visiting): Explain how to enter ? in a file name. --- man/files.texi | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) 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, -- 2.39.5