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authorChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>2020-09-09 15:22:37 -0400
committerChet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>2020-09-09 15:22:37 -0400
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@@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ replaced with an ellipsis when displaying possible completions.
This determines when the user is queried about viewing
the number of possible completions
generated by the \fBpossible\-completions\fP command.
-It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to
-zero. If the number of possible completions is greater than
-or equal to the value of this variable, the user is asked whether
-or not he wishes to view them; otherwise they are simply listed
+It may be set to any integer value greater than or equal to zero.
+If the number of possible completions is greater than
+or equal to the value of this variable,
+readline will ask whether or not the user wishes to view them;
+otherwise they are simply listed
on the terminal. A negative value causes readline to never ask.
.TP
.B convert\-meta (On)