From cd14e1c9328e56bd815947011ff70ca60c345098 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:03:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Subprocess Creation): Add exec-suffixes. --- lispref/processes.texi | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/processes.texi b/lispref/processes.texi index 5bcd50a582e..159ed47c059 100644 --- a/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/lispref/processes.texi @@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ in @code{exec-path}, but environment variable substitutions @code{substitute-in-file-name} to perform them (@pxref{File Name Expansion}). + Executing a program can also try adding suffixes to the specified +name: + +@defvar exec-suffixes +This variable is a list of suffixes (strings) to try adding to the +specified program file name. The list should include @code{""} if you +want the name to be tried exactly as specified. The default value is +system-dependent. +@end defvar + Each of the subprocess-creating functions has a @var{buffer-or-name} argument which specifies where the standard output from the program will go. It should be a buffer or a buffer name; if it is a buffer name, -- 2.39.2