Delete entry on SPC completes file names from FAQ

* doc/misc/efaq.texi (SPC no longer completes file names): Delete
node: this is about a change that took place over 15 years ago and is
not likely to be a FAQ these days.
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* Compose Character::
* Binding combinations of modifiers and function keys::
* Meta key does not work in xterm::
* SPC no longer completes file names::
@end menu
@node Binding keys to commands
@ -4183,22 +4182,6 @@ You might have to replace @samp{Meta} with @samp{Alt}.
@end itemize
@node SPC no longer completes file names
@section Why doesn't @key{SPC} complete file names anymore?
@cindex @kbd{SPC} file name completion
Starting with Emacs 22.1, @kbd{SPC} no longer completes file names in
the minibuffer, so that file names with embedded spaces could be typed
without the need to quote the spaces.
You can get the old behavior by binding @kbd{SPC} to
@code{minibuffer-complete-word} in the minibuffer, as follows:
@lisp
(define-key minibuffer-local-filename-completion-map (kbd "SPC")
'minibuffer-complete-word)
@end lisp
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Alternate character sets
@chapter Alternate character sets