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revision 1.35 by rms, Fri Nov 18 17:04:22 2005 UTC revision 1.36 by rms, Thu Dec 8 17:58:35 2005 UTC
# Line 198  into a longer string that it stands for, Line 198  into a longer string that it stands for,
198  argument.  @kbd{?} is defined to display a list of possible completions  argument.  @kbd{?} is defined to display a list of possible completions
199  of what you have inserted.  of what you have inserted.
200    
201    For example, when @kbd{M-x} uses the minibuffer to read the name of a    For example, when @kbd{M-x} uses the minibuffer to read the name of
202  command, it provides a list of all available Emacs command names to  a command, it provides a list of all available Emacs command names to
203  complete against.  The completion keys match the minibuffer text  complete against.  The completion keys match the minibuffer text
204  against all the command names, find any additional name characters  against all the command names, find any additional name characters
205  implied by the ones already present in the minibuffer, and add those  implied by the ones already present in the minibuffer, and add those
206  characters to the ones you have given.  This is what makes it possible  characters to the ones you have given.  This is what makes it possible
207  to type @kbd{M-x ins @key{SPC} b @key{RET}} instead of @kbd{M-x  to type @kbd{M-x ins @key{SPC} b @key{RET}} instead of @kbd{M-x
208  insert-buffer @key{RET}} (for example).  insert-buffer @key{RET}} (for example).  (@key{SPC} does not do
209    completion in reading file names, because it is common to use spaces
210    in file names on some systems.)
211    
212    Case is normally significant in completion, because it is significant    Case is normally significant in completion, because it is significant
213  in most of the names that you can complete (buffer names, file names and  in most of the names that you can complete (buffer names, file names and
# Line 260  when completion is available. Line 262  when completion is available.
262  Complete the text before point in the minibuffer as much as possible  Complete the text before point in the minibuffer as much as possible
263  (@code{minibuffer-complete}).  (@code{minibuffer-complete}).
264  @item @key{SPC}  @item @key{SPC}
265  Complete the minibuffer text before point, but don't go beyond one word  Complete the minibuffer text before point, but don't go beyond one
266  (@code{minibuffer-complete-word}).  word (@code{minibuffer-complete-word}).  @key{SPC} for completion is
267    not available when entering a file name, since some users often put
268    spaces in filenames.
269  @item @key{RET}  @item @key{RET}
270  Submit the text in the minibuffer as the argument, possibly completing  Submit the text in the minibuffer as the argument, possibly completing
271  first as described  first as described

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