# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1177559012 0
# Node ID 40acbd9992e2382131b9f566636b550290eb5b6b
# Parent  9a42a4441db4f1d24d09a213f8813c889e100c11
Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm at dms.auburn.edu>:

(locate-in-alternate-database): Doc fix.

diff -r 9a42a4441db4 -r 40acbd9992e2 lisp/locate.el
--- a/lisp/locate.el	Thu Apr 26 03:34:46 2007 +0000
+++ b/lisp/locate.el	Thu Apr 26 03:43:32 2007 +0000
@@ -669,7 +669,12 @@
 
 ;; Only for GNU locate
 (defun locate-in-alternate-database  (search-string database)
-  "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database."
+  "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database.
+
+This command only works if you use GNU locate.  It does not work
+properly if `locate-prompt-for-command' is set to t.  In that
+case, you can just run the regular `locate' command and specify
+the database on the command line."
   (interactive
       (list
        (progn