# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1130517694 0 # Node ID d02437fa959f7a60d53b3bd7fd7b0e3779bf2d53 # Parent 97aa71642e9c24f678a789eab394123e8b5e7d92 (Visiting): Explain how to enter ? in a file name. diff -r 97aa71642e9c -r d02437fa959f man/files.texi --- a/man/files.texi Fri Oct 28 16:38:14 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/files.texi Fri Oct 28 16:41:34 2005 +0000 @@ -281,11 +281,13 @@ @cindex wildcard characters in file names @vindex find-file-wildcards - If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard characters, -Emacs visits all the files that match it. Wildcards include @samp{?}, -@samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences. @xref{Quoted File Names}, for -information on how to visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard -characters. You can disable the wildcard feature by customizing + If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard +characters, Emacs visits all the files that match it. Wildcards +include @samp{?}, @samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences. To enter +the wild card @samp{?} in a file name in the minibuffer, you need to +type @kbd{C-q ?}. @xref{Quoted File Names}, for information on how to +visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard characters. You +can disable the wildcard feature by customizing @code{find-file-wildcards}. If you visit a file that the operating system won't let you modify,