# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1061079741 0
# Node ID eb055edafe6973ea281a8365403b8484ddea257b
# Parent  abb0fb200345fe9bbc2962eae21685eb3ccbb4ae
(Shell Command Guessing): Explain *.

diff -r abb0fb200345 -r eb055edafe69 man/dired-x.texi
--- a/man/dired-x.texi	Sun Aug 17 00:19:18 2003 +0000
+++ b/man/dired-x.texi	Sun Aug 17 00:22:21 2003 +0000
@@ -700,6 +700,9 @@
 that evaluates to a string.  If several commands are given, all of
 them will temporarily be pushed onto the history.
 
+If @samp{*} in the shell command, that means to substitute the file
+name.
+
 You can set this variable in your @file{~/.emacs}.  For example,
 to add rules for @samp{.foo} and @samp{.bar} file extensions, write