[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/processes.texi

[Richard M. Stallman]

Index: emacs/lispref/processes.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/processes.texi:1.28 emacs/lispref/processes.texi:1.29
*** emacs/lispref/processes.texi:1.28   Tue Feb  4 09:47:54 2003
--- emacs/lispref/processes.texi        Mon Jul 14 12:03:25 2003
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  @code{substitute-in-file-name} to perform them (@pxref{File Name
  Expansion}).
  
+   Executing a program can also try adding suffixes to the specified
+ name:
+ 
+ @defvar exec-suffixes
+ This variable is a list of suffixes (strings) to try adding to the
+ specified program file name.  The list should include @code{""} if you
+ want the name to be tried exactly as specified.  The default value is
+ system-dependent.
+ @end defvar
+ 
    Each of the subprocess-creating functions has a @var{buffer-or-name}
  argument which specifies where the standard output from the program will
  go.  It should be a buffer or a buffer name; if it is a buffer name,