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| -rw-r--r-- | lispref/os.texi | 4 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index 2bc4ccb6f57..bd05d39cf44 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -1917,7 +1917,9 @@ calls @var{function} with no arguments. Any Lisp program output that would normally go to the echo area, either using @code{message}, or using @code{prin1}, etc., with @code{t} as the stream, goes instead to Emacs's standard error descriptor when -in batch mode. Thus, Emacs behaves much like a noninteractive +in batch mode. Similarly, input that would normally come from the +minibuffer is read from the standard input descriptor. +Thus, Emacs behaves much like a noninteractive application program. (The echo area output that Emacs itself normally generates, such as command echoing, is suppressed entirely.) |