From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:43:32 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm at dms.auburn.edu>:
X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/commitdiff_plain/169bac43653a350c4a59d49cbcb62e5ae2fd44f8

Luc Teirlinck  <teirllm at dms.auburn.edu>:

(locate-in-alternate-database): Doc fix.
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diff --git a/lisp/locate.el b/lisp/locate.el
index 74a76fa488..e00c68029c 100644
--- a/lisp/locate.el
+++ b/lisp/locate.el
@@ -669,7 +669,12 @@ locate database using the shell command in `locate-update-command'."
 
 ;; Only for GNU locate
 (defun locate-in-alternate-database  (search-string database)
-  "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database."
+  "Run the GNU locate command, using an alternate database.
+
+This command only works if you use GNU locate.  It does not work
+properly if `locate-prompt-for-command' is set to t.  In that
+case, you can just run the regular `locate' command and specify
+the database on the command line."
   (interactive
       (list
        (progn