Reading multiple files (was: Entering emojis)

[Stefan Monnier]

> Is there some generic way to turn a function that reads a single value
> in the minibuffer into one that reads multiple values, similar to what
> completing-read-multiple does but which isn't limited to a set of known
> choices.  The function I have in mind is read-file-name-multiple (which
> is supposed to go beyond merely supporting wildcards, supporting input
> like "foo.txt,~/bin/bar.sh").

Have you tried (completing-read-multiple "Foo: " #'completion-file-name-table)?


        Stefan