GNU bug report logs - #227
partial-completion-mode and completion-ignore-case combine to make 'read-file-name return a subdirectory when user enters the parent

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Trey Jackson <tjackson <at> wv.mentorg.com>

Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 18:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 227-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Trey Jackson <tjackson <at> wv.mentorg.com>
Cc: 227-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: partial-completion-mode and completion-ignore-case combine to make 'read-file-name return a subdirectory when user enters the parent
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:02:12 -0400

>   mkdir /scratch2/rfn-bug
>   touch /scratch2/rfn-bug/a
>   touch /scratch2/rfn-bug/b
>   mkdir /scratch2/rfn-bug/frog
>
> Run emacs, and then evaluate:
>
>    (setq read-file-name-completion-ignore-case t)
>    (require 'complete)
>    (partial-completion-mode t)
>    (read-file-name prompt dir dir 'must-match nil 'file-directory-p)
>
> When you enter "/scratch2/rfn-bug/", you'll get back
> "/scratch2/rfn-bug/frog"

I've checked in a fix into CVS.  Thanks for the bug report.
This bug report was last modified 16 years and 261 days ago.

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