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24.0.50; (elisp) Reading File Names

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8480 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8480: 24.0.50; (elisp) Reading File Names
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 15:58:59 -0400

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Doc for `read-file-name': Just after describing the PREDICATE arg, we
> say that `read-file-name' does not automatically expand file names
> etc.
>
> Then we say "Here is an example:" and give an overall example of using
> `read-file-name'.  This is not an example to show that `r-f-n' does not
> automatically expand file names.  In fact, this example might be misread
> as trying to show the opposite, since the result returned is an absolute
> file name.

OK, clarified.

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