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diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index fa65ef32068..8ed89ac75e1 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -3417,9 +3417,9 @@ file by name, without having to remember exactly where it is located. When typing a file name in the minibuffer, @kbd{C-@key{tab}} (@code{file-cache-minibuffer-complete}) completes it using the file name cache. If you repeat @kbd{C-@key{tab}}, that cycles through the -possible completions of what you had originally typed. Note that the -@kbd{C-@key{tab}} character cannot be typed on most text-only -terminals. +possible completions of what you had originally typed. (However, note +that the @kbd{C-@key{tab}} character cannot be typed on most text-only +terminals.) The file name cache does not fill up automatically. Instead, you load file names into the cache using these commands: @@ -3444,6 +3444,10 @@ of directory names. Clear the cache; that is, remove all file names from it. @end table + The file name cache is not persistent: it is kept and maintained +only for the duration of the Emacs session. You can view the contents +of the cache with the @code{file-cache-display} command. + @node File Conveniences @section Convenience Features for Finding Files |