From 8333f72116629d505ec279dfca574cb398ebd00c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:32:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (File Name Completion): Document the significance of a
 trailing slash in elements of completion-ignored-extensions.

---
 lispref/files.texi | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lispref/files.texi b/lispref/files.texi
index 30a65e78cd2..9dc88ba85ac 100644
--- a/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1995,6 +1995,11 @@ completion-ignored-extensions
      @result{} (".o" ".elc" "~" ".dvi")
 @end group
 @end example
+
+If an element of @code{completion-ignored-extensions} ends in a slash
+@samp{/}, it signals a directory.  The elements which do @emph{not} end
+in a slash will never match a directory; thus, the above value will not
+filter out a directory named @file{foo.elc}.
 @end defopt
 
 @node Standard File Names
-- 
2.39.2