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26.0; doc string of `find-grep-dired'

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Message #10 received at 29262-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 29262-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29262: 26.0; doc string of `find-grep-dired'
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:05:15 +0200

> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:32:37 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> The doc string is not as clear as it could be.  It says:
> 
> Find files in DIR matching a regexp REGEXP and start Dired on output.
>      ^^^^^        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> What does it mean for a file to match a regexp?  This could easily be
> misunderstood as the file name matching the regexp.
> 
> Please consider making the text clearer, e.g., along the lines of what
> is said in the Emacs manual.  It speaks of files "that contain a match
>                                                        ^^^^^^^
> for REGEXP."

Thanks, fixed.

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