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From: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>, 40202@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40202: directory-files-recursively docstring unclear about include-directories
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:20:06 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87blokl5bt.fsf@fliptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cu7mu86vkjc.fsf@systemreboot.net>

Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> writes:

> Hi,
>
> The docstring of directory-file-recursively in lisp/files.el is unclear
> about the include-directories optional argument. It currently reads
>
> "Optional argument INCLUDE-DIRECTORIES non-nil means also include
> in the output directories whose names match REGEXP."
>
> Perhaps this could be rewritten as
>
> "If optional argument INCLUDE-DIRECTORIES is non-nil, the returned list
> also includes directories whose names match REGEXP."

Or a more prompting style

"If INCLUDE-DIRECTORIES is non-nil, also include directories whose names
matches REGEXP in the returned list."

I think it is not necessary to repeat that the argument is optional, but
maybe that is standard.

?

Best regards
--
Tomas





  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-03-25 17:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-03-23 21:16 bug#40202: directory-files-recursively docstring unclear about include-directories Arun Isaac
2020-03-24  3:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-24  8:22   ` Arun Isaac
2020-03-24 21:23     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-03-25 17:20 ` Tomas Nordin [this message]
2020-03-25 19:38   ` Arun Isaac
2020-03-25 19:57     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-03-25 21:36       ` Arun Isaac

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