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| author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> | 2000-03-12 18:36:20 +0000 |
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| committer | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> | 2000-03-12 18:36:20 +0000 |
| commit | 8efd3a2b24c385eabeda6234a3633768fd449cb5 (patch) | |
| tree | a40e5a58c54e1fed52ef45271faaac2275918bb5 /man | |
| parent | 010bb2f04903d6720daa542bd579a97a0d639f4a (diff) | |
| download | emacs-8efd3a2b24c385eabeda6234a3633768fd449cb5.tar.gz | |
More on partial completion.
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diff --git a/man/mini.texi b/man/mini.texi index 0a304775014..93c8db99483 100644 --- a/man/mini.texi +++ b/man/mini.texi @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 +@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Minibuffer, M-x, Basic, Top @chapter The Minibuffer @@ -365,15 +366,27 @@ automatically displays a list of all possible completions. If the variable and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions. @pindex complete +@cindex Partial Completion mode +@vindex partial-completion-mode +@findex partial-completion-mode +@vindex PC-include-file-path +@vindex PC-disable-includes The @code{complete} library implements a more powerful kind of completion that can complete multiple words at a time. For example, it can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into @code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words -whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To use this library, put -@code{(load "complete")} in your @file{~/.emacs} file (@pxref{Init -File}). +whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To enable this, use the +command @kbd{M-x partial-completion-mode} or customize the option +@code{partial-completion-mode}. Unless the option +@code{PC-disable-includes} is @code{t}, Partial Completion mode also +extends @kbd{M-x find-file} so that the @samp{<@dots{}>} sequence is +interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path}. When +this mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB}, @kbd{SPC}, +@kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default for +completion. @cindex Icomplete mode +@findex icomplete-mode Icomplete mode presents a constantly-updated display that tells you what completions are available for the text you've entered so far. The command to enable or disable this minor mode is @kbd{M-x |