comparison src/minibuf.c @ 43040:6502ac0cd978

(Fcompleting_read): Doc fix.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Fri, 01 Feb 2002 04:32:56 +0000
parents c16f32068114
children 3d6e86e8823b
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1445 See `try-completion' and `all-completions' for more details 1445 See `try-completion' and `all-completions' for more details
1446 on completion, TABLE, and PREDICATE. 1446 on completion, TABLE, and PREDICATE.
1447 1447
1448 If REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, the user is not allowed to exit unless 1448 If REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, the user is not allowed to exit unless
1449 the input is (or completes to) an element of TABLE or is null. 1449 the input is (or completes to) an element of TABLE or is null.
1450 If it is also not t, Return does not exit if it does non-null completion. 1450 If it is also not t, typing RET does not exit if it does non-null completion.
1451 If the input is null, `completing-read' returns an empty string, 1451 If the input is null, `completing-read' returns an empty string,
1452 regardless of the value of REQUIRE-MATCH. 1452 regardless of the value of REQUIRE-MATCH.
1453 1453
1454 If INITIAL-INPUT is non-nil, insert it in the minibuffer initially. 1454 If INITIAL-INPUT is non-nil, insert it in the minibuffer initially.
1455 If it is (STRING . POSITION), the initial input 1455 If it is (STRING . POSITION), the initial input
1456 is STRING, but point is placed POSITION characters into the string. 1456 is STRING, but point is placed POSITION characters into the string.
1457 This feature is deprecated--it is best to pass nil for INITIAL. 1457 This feature is deprecated--it is best to pass nil for INITIAL-INPUT
1458 and supply the default value DEF instead. The user can yank the
1459 default value into the minibuffer easily using \\[next-history-element].
1460
1458 HIST, if non-nil, specifies a history list 1461 HIST, if non-nil, specifies a history list
1459 and optionally the initial position in the list. 1462 and optionally the initial position in the list.
1460 It can be a symbol, which is the history list variable to use, 1463 It can be a symbol, which is the history list variable to use,
1461 or it can be a cons cell (HISTVAR . HISTPOS). 1464 or it can be a cons cell (HISTVAR . HISTPOS).
1462 In that case, HISTVAR is the history list variable to use, 1465 In that case, HISTVAR is the history list variable to use,