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diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi index 5b4e29c57a3..4a94f41d732 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi @@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ the minibuffer is in a separate frame. @xref{Minibuffers and Frames}. When Emacs is running in batch mode, any request to read from the minibuffer actually reads a line from the standard input descriptor that -was supplied when Emacs was started. +was supplied when Emacs was started. This supports only basic input: +none of the special minibuffer features (history, completion, +password hiding, etc.) are available in batch mode. @node Text from Minibuffer @section Reading Text Strings with the Minibuffer @@ -2123,7 +2125,8 @@ function @code{read-passwd}. @defun read-passwd prompt &optional confirm default This function reads a password, prompting with @var{prompt}. It does not echo the password as the user types it; instead, it echoes @samp{.} -for each character in the password. +for each character in the password. (Note that in batch mode, the +input is not hidden.) The optional argument @var{confirm}, if non-@code{nil}, says to read the password twice and insist it must be the same both times. If it isn't |