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30.0.93; completing-read-multiple is not documented in the manual

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Message #11 received at 76199 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 76199 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76199: 30.0.93; completing-read-multiple is not documented
 in the manual
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:37:56 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:25:24 +0100
>> From:  Daniel Mendler via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>> 
>> Since documentation came up in bug#76028, it seems that
>> `completing-read-multiple' is not documented in the Elisp
>> manual, in particular in doc/lispref/minibuf.texi.
>
> We don't necessarily document every function.  Is this one important
> enough to be in the manual?

I think so. It is not as important as `completing-read' but still useful
in scenarios where multiple strings should be read via completion. I can
send a patch for the manual if there is interest.

Daniel

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