diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/project.el b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
index 1f4cbe96ad8..f5f4092babf 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/project.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
@@ -185,23 +185,25 @@ to find the list of ignores for each directory."
   (require 'find-dired)
   (require 'xref)
   (defvar find-name-arg)
-  (let ((default-directory dir)
-        (command (format "%s %s %s -type f %s -print0"
-                         find-program
-                         (file-local-name dir)
-                         (xref--find-ignores-arguments
-                          ignores
-                          (expand-file-name dir))
-                         (if files
-                             (concat (shell-quote-argument "(")
-                                     " " find-name-arg " "
-                                     (mapconcat
-                                      #'shell-quote-argument
-                                      (split-string files)
-                                      (concat " -o " find-name-arg " "))
-                                     " "
-                                     (shell-quote-argument ")"))"")
-                         )))
+  (let* ((default-directory dir)
+         ;; Make sure ~/ etc. in local directory name is
+         ;; expanded and not left for the shell command
+         ;; to interpret.
+         (localdir (file-local-name (expand-file-name dir)))
+         (command (format "%s %s %s -type f %s -print0"
+                          find-program
+                          localdir
+                          (xref--find-ignores-arguments ignores localdir)
+                          (if files
+                              (concat (shell-quote-argument "(")
+                                      " " find-name-arg " "
+                                      (mapconcat
+                                       #'shell-quote-argument
+                                       (split-string files)
+                                       (concat " -o " find-name-arg " "))
+                                      " "
+                                      (shell-quote-argument ")"))"")
+                          )))
     (project--remote-file-names
      (sort (split-string (shell-command-to-string command) "\0" t)
            #'string<))))
diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c
index ec0004d2528..d6808aa1280 100644
--- a/src/fns.c
+++ b/src/fns.c
@@ -1593,16 +1593,16 @@ The value is actually the tail of LIST whose car is ELT.  */)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("assq", Fassq, Sassq, 2, 2, 0,
-       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `eq' to the car of an element of LIST.
-The value is actually the first element of LIST whose car is KEY.
-Elements of LIST that are not conses are ignored.  */)
-  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
+       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `eq' to the car of an element of ALIST.
+The value is actually the first element of ALIST whose car is KEY.
+Elements of ALIST that are not conses are ignored.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist)
 {
-  Lisp_Object tail = list;
+  Lisp_Object tail = alist;
   FOR_EACH_TAIL (tail)
     if (CONSP (XCAR (tail)) && EQ (XCAR (XCAR (tail)), key))
       return XCAR (tail);
-  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, list);
+  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, alist);
   return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -1610,22 +1610,22 @@ Elements of LIST that are not conses are ignored.  */)
    Use only on objects known to be non-circular lists.  */
 
 Lisp_Object
-assq_no_quit (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
+assq_no_quit (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist)
 {
-  for (; ! NILP (list); list = XCDR (list))
-    if (CONSP (XCAR (list)) && EQ (XCAR (XCAR (list)), key))
-      return XCAR (list);
+  for (; ! NILP (alist); alist = XCDR (alist))
+    if (CONSP (XCAR (alist)) && EQ (XCAR (XCAR (alist)), key))
+      return XCAR (alist);
   return Qnil;
 }
 
 DEFUN ("assoc", Fassoc, Sassoc, 2, 3, 0,
-       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is equal to the car of an element of LIST.
-The value is actually the first element of LIST whose car equals KEY.
+       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is equal to the car of an element of ALIST.
+The value is actually the first element of ALIST whose car equals KEY.
 
 Equality is defined by TESTFN if non-nil or by `equal' if nil.  */)
-     (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list, Lisp_Object testfn)
+     (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist, Lisp_Object testfn)
 {
-  Lisp_Object tail = list;
+  Lisp_Object tail = alist;
   FOR_EACH_TAIL (tail)
     {
       Lisp_Object car = XCAR (tail);
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ Equality is defined by TESTFN if non-nil or by `equal' if nil.  */)
 	      : !NILP (call2 (testfn, XCAR (car), key))))
 	return car;
     }
-  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, list);
+  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, alist);
   return Qnil;
 }
 
@@ -1645,11 +1645,11 @@ Equality is defined by TESTFN if non-nil or by `equal' if nil.  */)
    that are not too deep and are not window configurations.  */
 
 Lisp_Object
-assoc_no_quit (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
+assoc_no_quit (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist)
 {
-  for (; ! NILP (list); list = XCDR (list))
+  for (; ! NILP (alist); alist = XCDR (alist))
     {
-      Lisp_Object car = XCAR (list);
+      Lisp_Object car = XCAR (alist);
       if (CONSP (car)
 	  && (EQ (XCAR (car), key) || equal_no_quit (XCAR (car), key)))
 	return car;
@@ -1658,24 +1658,24 @@ assoc_no_quit (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("rassq", Frassq, Srassq, 2, 2, 0,
-       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `eq' to the cdr of an element of LIST.
-The value is actually the first element of LIST whose cdr is KEY.  */)
-  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
+       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `eq' to the cdr of an element of ALIST.
+The value is actually the first element of ALIST whose cdr is KEY.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist)
 {
-  Lisp_Object tail = list;
+  Lisp_Object tail = alist;
   FOR_EACH_TAIL (tail)
     if (CONSP (XCAR (tail)) && EQ (XCDR (XCAR (tail)), key))
       return XCAR (tail);
-  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, list);
+  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, alist);
   return Qnil;
 }
 
 DEFUN ("rassoc", Frassoc, Srassoc, 2, 2, 0,
-       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `equal' to the cdr of an element of LIST.
-The value is actually the first element of LIST whose cdr equals KEY.  */)
-  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object list)
+       doc: /* Return non-nil if KEY is `equal' to the cdr of an element of ALIST.
+The value is actually the first element of ALIST whose cdr equals KEY.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object key, Lisp_Object alist)
 {
-  Lisp_Object tail = list;
+  Lisp_Object tail = alist;
   FOR_EACH_TAIL (tail)
     {
       Lisp_Object car = XCAR (tail);
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ The value is actually the first element of LIST whose cdr equals KEY.  */)
 	  && (EQ (XCDR (car), key) || !NILP (Fequal (XCDR (car), key))))
 	return car;
     }
-  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, list);
+  CHECK_LIST_END (tail, alist);
   return Qnil;
 }