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bug#6319: 23.2; man command can no longer accept -k, spaces
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Mark Diekhans |
Subject: |
bug#6319: 23.2; man command can no longer accept -k, spaces |
Date: |
Mon, 31 May 2010 10:29:49 -0700 |
thanks Stefan
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> 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)
>