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changeset 28129:25e19c5c91f8
More on partial completion.
author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> |
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date | Sun, 12 Mar 2000 18:36:20 +0000 |
parents | 5e64da0b2764 |
children | e419308bcc0c |
files | man/mini.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/mini.texi Sun Mar 12 18:34:28 2000 +0000 +++ b/man/mini.texi Sun Mar 12 18:36:20 2000 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 +@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Minibuffer, M-x, Basic, Top @chapter The Minibuffer @@ -365,15 +366,27 @@ and you must type @kbd{?} to display the possible completions. @pindex complete +@cindex Partial Completion mode +@vindex partial-completion-mode +@findex partial-completion-mode +@vindex PC-include-file-path +@vindex PC-disable-includes The @code{complete} library implements a more powerful kind of completion that can complete multiple words at a time. For example, it can complete the command name abbreviation @code{p-b} into @code{print-buffer}, because no other command starts with two words -whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To use this library, put -@code{(load "complete")} in your @file{~/.emacs} file (@pxref{Init -File}). +whose initials are @samp{p} and @samp{b}. To enable this, use the +command @kbd{M-x partial-completion-mode} or customize the option +@code{partial-completion-mode}. Unless the option +@code{PC-disable-includes} is @code{t}, Partial Completion mode also +extends @kbd{M-x find-file} so that the @samp{<@dots{}>} sequence is +interpreted as a file on the path @code{PC-include-file-path}. When +this mode is active, the Meta versions of the @kbd{TAB}, @kbd{SPC}, +@kbd{RET} and @kbd{?} keys act as those keys do by default for +completion. @cindex Icomplete mode +@findex icomplete-mode Icomplete mode presents a constantly-updated display that tells you what completions are available for the text you've entered so far. The command to enable or disable this minor mode is @kbd{M-x