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Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/comint.el')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/comint.el b/lisp/comint.el index b4d06cefafb..bd563ee4592 100644 --- a/lisp/comint.el +++ b/lisp/comint.el @@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ See also `comint-read-input-ring'." (choose-completion-string completion buffer))) (defun comint-dynamic-list-input-ring () - "List in help buffer the buffer's input history." + "Display a list of recent inputs entered into the current buffer." (interactive) (if (or (not (ring-p comint-input-ring)) (ring-empty-p comint-input-ring)) @@ -3003,7 +3003,7 @@ Completes if after a filename. See `comint-match-partial-filename' and This function is similar to `comint-replace-by-expanded-filename', except that it won't change parts of the filename already entered in the buffer; it just adds completion characters to the end of the filename. A completions listing -may be shown in a help buffer if completion is ambiguous. +may be shown in a separate buffer if completion is ambiguous. Completion is dependent on the value of `comint-completion-addsuffix', `comint-completion-recexact' and `comint-completion-fignore', and the timing of @@ -3090,11 +3090,11 @@ See `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'. Returns t if successful." (defun comint-replace-by-expanded-filename () "Dynamically expand and complete the filename at point. -Replace the filename with an expanded, canonicalized and completed replacement. -\"Expanded\" means environment variables (e.g., $HOME) and `~'s are replaced -with the corresponding directories. \"Canonicalized\" means `..' and `.' are -removed, and the filename is made absolute instead of relative. For expansion -see `expand-file-name' and `substitute-in-file-name'. For completion see +Replace the filename with an expanded, canonicalized and +completed replacement, i.e. substituting environment +variables (e.g. $HOME), `~'s, `..', and `.', and making the +filename absolute. For expansion see `expand-file-name' and +`substitute-in-file-name'. For completion see `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'." (interactive) (let ((filename (comint-match-partial-filename))) @@ -3105,15 +3105,16 @@ see `expand-file-name' and `substitute-in-file-name'. For completion see (defun comint-dynamic-simple-complete (stub candidates) "Dynamically complete STUB from CANDIDATES list. -This function inserts completion characters at point by completing STUB from -the strings in CANDIDATES. A completions listing may be shown in a help buffer -if completion is ambiguous. +This function inserts completion characters at point by +completing STUB from the strings in CANDIDATES. If completion is +ambiguous, possibly show a completions listing in a separate +buffer. -Returns nil if no completion was inserted. -Returns `sole' if completed with the only completion match. -Returns `shortest' if completed with the shortest of the completion matches. -Returns `partial' if completed as far as possible with the completion matches. -Returns `listed' if a completion listing was shown. +Return nil if no completion was inserted. +Return `sole' if completed with the only completion match. +Return `shortest' if completed with the shortest match. +Return `partial' if completed as far as possible. +Return `listed' if a completion listing was shown. See also `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'." (let* ((completion-ignore-case (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt cygwin))) @@ -3161,7 +3162,7 @@ See also `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'." (defun comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions () - "List in help buffer possible completions of the filename at point." + "Display a list of possible completions for the filename at point." (interactive) (let* ((completion-ignore-case read-file-name-completion-ignore-case) ;; If we bind this, it breaks remote directory tracking in rlogin.el. @@ -3190,9 +3191,9 @@ See also `comint-dynamic-complete-filename'." (defvar comint-dynamic-list-completions-config nil) (defun comint-dynamic-list-completions (completions &optional common-substring) - "List in help buffer sorted COMPLETIONS. + "Display a list of sorted COMPLETIONS. The meaning of COMMON-SUBSTRING is the same as in `display-completion-list'. -Typing SPC flushes the help buffer." +Typing SPC flushes the completions buffer." (let ((window (get-buffer-window "*Completions*" 0))) (setq completions (sort completions 'string-lessp)) (if (and (eq last-command this-command) |