I'd like to propose the attached patch. Here is a portion of output of C-h f find-file RET: ,---- | Switch to a buffer visiting file FILENAME, | [...] | type M-x next-history-element to pull it into the minibuffer. | | The first time M-x next-history-element is used after Emacs prompts for | [...] | current directory to be available on first M-x next-history-element | request. `---- The appearances of "M-x next-history-element" don't look nice to me. I hope the attached patch to be a starting point for revising the doc strings of `find-file' and its cousins. Regards, Ikumi Keita #StandWithUkraine #StopWarInUkraine