From 5a5abb2cee0dd5e7c1c94657126f7310c9b0a597 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Albinus Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 17:39:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * simple.el (start-file-process): Clarify docstring. --- lisp/simple.el | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el index 7bb2972e98a..885e2d5c97e 100644 --- a/lisp/simple.el +++ b/lisp/simple.el @@ -2436,9 +2436,14 @@ value passed." (defun start-file-process (name buffer program &rest program-args) "Start a program in a subprocess. Return the process object for it. + Similar to `start-process', but may invoke a file handler based on -`default-directory'. The current working directory of the -subprocess is `default-directory'. +`default-directory'. See Info node `(elisp)Magic File Names'. + +This handler ought to run PROGRAM, perhaps on the local host, +perhaps on a remote host that corresponds to `default-directory'. +In the latter case, the local part of `default-directory' becomes +the working directory of the process. PROGRAM and PROGRAM-ARGS might be file names. They are not objects of file handler invocation." -- 2.39.5