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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer@gmail.com>
Cc: 56229@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56229: title: add a function to move a file from one place to another
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:50:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bkuffph1.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFXT+RPqa-PN18tPAuSewr8Y10ue65CGJFX68i=uc+NDLNM2Vg@mail.gmail.com> (Zachary Kanfer's message of "Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:49:33 -0400")

Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer@gmail.com> writes:

> So, attached is a patch for an interactive function that prompts for a
> new location, then writes the current buffer to that
> location. Assuming it's successful, and the buffer previously was
> associated with a file, it deletes the old file.

I think this sounds like a useful command, but I'm not sure about the
name:

[...]

> +(defun move-file (new-location)
> +  "Move the current file to NEW-LOCATION.

This is about moving the file the current buffer is visiting -- there's
no such thing as a "current file" in Emacs -- so the command name (and
doc string) should reflect that.  I don't really have a suggestion for a
better command name, though.  Anybody?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no





  reply	other threads:[~2022-06-26 14:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-06-26  4:49 bug#56229: title: add a function to move a file from one place to another Zachary Kanfer
2022-06-26 14:50 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2022-06-26 15:16   ` Zachary Kanfer
2022-06-26 15:31     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-06-26 15:41       ` Visuwesh
2022-06-27  4:42         ` Zachary Kanfer
2022-06-27  7:55           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-06-28  3:24             ` Zachary Kanfer
2022-06-28 11:10               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-06-28  3:24             ` Richard Stallman
2022-06-28  4:23               ` Zachary Kanfer
2022-06-28 12:15                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-06-29  1:17                   ` Zachary Kanfer

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