GNU bug report logs - #9591
Buffer substring completion matches hidden buffers.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>, rms <at> gnu.org, 9591 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9591: 24.0.50; buffer name completion
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:39:55 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> So I find it very handy to just say "C-x b *foo TAB" (or indeed just
> "C-x b foo TAB" in Emacs-24) and see all buffers that contain "foo",
> regardless of whether they're hidden or not.  So it seems that both
> behaviors are desirable and I'm not sure how to tell which to use
> when.

The suggestion is that if you type `C-x b SPC foo TAB', you will then
see all buffers that have names containing the substring "foo", no
matter whether they have a leading space or not.

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