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@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ However, if @emph{all} the possible completions end in ``ignored''
strings, then they are not ignored. Ignored extensions do not apply to
lists of completions---those always mention all possible completions.
+ If an element of the list in @code{completion-ignored-extensions} ends
+in a slash @file{/}, it indicates a subdirectory that should be ignored
+when completing file names. (Elements of
+@code{completion-ignored-extensions} which do not end in a slash are
+never considered when a completion candidate is a directory; thus,
+completion returns directories whose names end in @file{.elc} even
+though there's an element @code{".elc"} in the list.)
+
@vindex completion-auto-help
Normally, a completion command that cannot determine even one
additional character automatically displays a list of all possible