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authorStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>2010-09-13 16:40:48 +0200
committerStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>2010-09-13 16:40:48 +0200
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index abdd2814b56..23fd2376a57 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ The variable @code{directory-abbrev-alist} contains an alist of
abbreviations to use for file directories. Each element has the form
@code{(@var{from} . @var{to})}, and says to replace @var{from} with
@var{to} when it appears in a directory name. The @var{from} string is
-actually a regular expression; it should always start with @samp{^}.
+actually a regular expression; it should always start with @samp{\`}.
The @var{to} string should be an ordinary absolute directory name. Do
not use @samp{~} to stand for a home directory in that string. The
function @code{abbreviate-file-name} performs these substitutions.
@@ -1946,9 +1946,9 @@ and so on are normally accessed through symbolic links named @file{/fsf}
and so on.
@example
-(("^/home/fsf" . "/fsf")
- ("^/home/gp" . "/gp")
- ("^/home/gd" . "/gd"))
+(("\\`/home/fsf" . "/fsf")
+ ("\\`/home/gp" . "/gp")
+ ("\\`/home/gd" . "/gd"))
@end example
@end defopt