From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andrea Monaco Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: load-file's default argument is not explicit Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 10:33:12 +0200 Message-ID: <87ee0wpl87.fsf@autistici.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="30004"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: eliz@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat May 14 10:35:08 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1npnEx-0007as-EJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 14 May 2022 10:35:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58056 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1npnEw-0002hg-1j for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 14 May 2022 04:35:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48058) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1npnDG-0001xS-2I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 14 May 2022 04:33:22 -0400 Original-Received: from devianza.investici.org ([198.167.222.108]:44061) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1npnDD-0005c9-Tw; Sat, 14 May 2022 04:33:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mx2.investici.org (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by devianza.investici.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4L0f0q3Ptwz6vFt; Sat, 14 May 2022 08:33:15 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=autistici.org; s=stigmate; t=1652517195; bh=jOc2eKXQI3wYom7bGJo0g6hCKcHePBblq6lWWwRupmw=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=gFllu5yX9m7z14voLQh0hJD+TMZP0EyJJKU/Y+YEIrVn7rWouJxfXiufNuluuzm7Z breH4Tr3Zq1T+WBQgW9NmcWGqw/Uqw4ULUR6MTU1bT2DhgkF3UtbKn8n7HAtFAotqg 6SUtf9/W53afThAPtYzA/2/Az51Q4T3ZefMmVZNc= Original-Received: from [198.167.222.108] (mx2.investici.org [198.167.222.108]) (Authenticated sender: andrea.monaco@autistici.org) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4L0f0q18wnz6vFk; Sat, 14 May 2022 08:33:15 +0000 (UTC) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.167.222.108; envelope-from=andrea.monaco@autistici.org; helo=devianza.investici.org X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:289769 Archived-At: > It's just the usual behavior of any command that asks for a file > name. I understand. But why doesn't the prompt state such default value inside square brackets? Also, the manual page for load-file could explain that behavior, even if it applies for a whole category of commands. Andrea Monaco