Subject: bug#6319: 23.2; man command can no longer accept -k, spaces

From: Mark Diekhans <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 10:29:49 -0700

thanks Stefan

Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]> writes:
> > M-xman will no longer allow '-k pattern' or '1 cat', even though the
> > help documentation claims this should work.
> 
>   M-x man RET 1 SPC cat RET
> 
> works for me.

ah, by error in think this didn't work

>  Admittedly, for -k you have to work a little harder, but:
> 
>   M-x man RET -k C-q SPC haskell RET
> 
> works.  I've just installed the patch below which makes
> 
>   M-x man RET -k SPC haskell RET
> 
> work as well.

Perfect, this is a bit improvement..

Mark
 
> > This appears to be due to the completion functionality, which has no
> > documentation way to disable it
> 
> The completion code only enters into the picture if you actively
> call it.  Sadly, SPC is bound to a command that calls completion, so you
> sometimes need C-q SPC to insert a space when you need to override the
> completion code.
> 
> 
>         Stefan
> 
> 
> === modified file 'lisp/man.el'
> --- lisp/man.el	2010-03-05 20:18:20 +0000
> +++ lisp/man.el	2010-05-31 16:09:16 +0000
> @@ -754,6 +754,9 @@
>    (cond
>     ((eq action 'lambda)
>      (not (string-match "([^)]*\\'" string)))
> +   ((equal string "-k")
> +    ;; Let SPC (minibuffer-complete-word) insert the space.
> +    (complete-with-action action '("-k ") string pred))
>     (t
>      (let ((table (cdr Man-completion-cache))
>            (section nil)
>