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master 0b47d73: * lisp/simple.el (process-file): Clarify doc string.
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Paul Eggert |
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master 0b47d73: * lisp/simple.el (process-file): Clarify doc string. |
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Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:27:26 -0500 (EST) |
branch: master
commit 0b47d731c08d0d5d4ba4a0c31f9be1152fd8c2c8
Author: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
Commit: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
* lisp/simple.el (process-file): Clarify doc string.
---
lisp/simple.el | 15 +++++++--------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 8229899..c61ccd5 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -4007,14 +4007,13 @@ subprocess is `default-directory'.
If PROGRAM is a remote file name, it should be processed
by `file-local-name' before passing it to this function.
-File names in INFILE and BUFFER are handled normally, but file
-names in ARGS should be relative to `default-directory', as they
-are passed to the process verbatim. (This is a difference from
-`call-process', which does not support file name handlers for INFILE
-and BUFFER.)
-
-Some file name handlers might not support all variants, for example
-they might behave as if DISPLAY was nil, regardless of the actual
+Handle file names in INFILE and BUFFER normally; this differs
+from `call-process', which does not support file name handlers
+for INFILE and BUFFER. However, pass ARGS to the process
+verbatim without file name handling, as `call-process' does.
+
+Some file name handlers might not support all variants. For
+example, they might treat DISPLAY as nil regardless of the actual
value passed."
(let ((fh (find-file-name-handler default-directory 'process-file))
lc stderr-file)
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