(locate-with-filter): Doc fix.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 8fdf096a87b..ebd055a96ba 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1999-11-24  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+        * locate.el (locate-with-filter): Doc fix.
+
 1999-11-24  Alex Schroeder  <alex@gnu.org>
 
         * sql.el (sql-find-sqli-buffer): New function.
diff --git a/lisp/locate.el b/lisp/locate.el
index 947f8aa7deb..7d044d03a0e 100644
--- a/lisp/locate.el
+++ b/lisp/locate.el
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun locate-with-filter (search-string filter)
-  "Run the locate command with a filter."
+  "Run the locate command with a filter.
+
+The filter is a regular expression. Only results matching the filter are
+shown; this is often useful to constrain a big search."
   (interactive
    (list (read-from-minibuffer "Locate: " nil nil
                                nil 'locate-history-list)