Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Spencer Baugh >> Cc: 70217@debbugs.gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca >> Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 09:02:13 -0400 >> >> >> +For example: when the string being completed is \"b/c\", >> >> +\"bbb/ccc\" is a valid completion according to >> >> +partial-completion. If this is nil, then \"aaa/bbb/ccc\" and >> >> +\"aaabbb/ccc\" are also valid completions." >> > >> > Isn't this not the best example? "b/c" does NOT match "bbb/ccc" at >> > the beginning. Or what am I missing? >> >> b/c does match bbb/ccc at the beginning, according to the >> partial-completion rules. Explained as a glob, partial-completion turns >> b/c into b*c which then can expand to bbb/ccc. > > Sorry, I don't understand what you are saying and how it addresses my > concern. To me, this example contradicts what was explained in the > documentation earlier, so we must clarify this, whether in the example > or in the preceding descriptions. Please re-read how you described > the effect of this option, and go from there. Okay, how about this completely reworked explanation? (It also changes the name of the variable and inverts its effect)