From 58a11372419a34ae5a775b4df32c4310162bece4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:09:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the significance of the trailing slash in elements of completion-ignored-extensions. --- etc/NEWS | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index b00cf122f7f..a6d73ad44de 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ much pure storage it will approximately need. `${foo}' in the specified new value of the environment variable. To include a `$' in the value, use `$$'. +** File-name completion can now ignore directories. +If an element of the list in `completion-ignored-extensions' ends in a +slash `/', it indicates a subdirectory that should be ignored when +completing file names. Elements of `completion-ignored-extensions' +which do not end in a slash are never considered when a completion +candidate is a directory. + ** New user option `inhibit-startup-buffer-menu'. When loading many files, for instance with `emacs *', Emacs normally displays a buffer menu. This option turns the buffer menu off. -- 2.39.2