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From: Lowell Kirsh <lkirsh@cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:30:15 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bvp3t7$8e0$1@mughi.cs.ubc.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uad3zc3qt.fsf@swbell.net>



Peter Lee wrote:
> 
> Is this what you mean?

Yep, thanks.

> ,----[ C-h k M-: ]
> | M-: runs the command eval-expression
> |    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple'.
> | It is bound to M-:, M-ESC :.
> | (eval-expression EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG &optional EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE)
> | 
> | Evaluate EVAL-EXPRESSION-ARG and print value in the echo area.
> | Value is also consed on to front of the variable `values'.
> | Optional argument EVAL-EXPRESSION-INSERT-VALUE, if non-nil, means
> | insert the result into the current buffer instead of printing it in
> | the echo area.
> | 
> `----
> 
> 

      reply	other threads:[~2004-02-03 21:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-03 19:47 how to eval an elisp expression in the minibuffer Lowell Kirsh
2004-02-03 20:14 ` Benjamin Rutt
2004-02-03 20:27 ` Peter Lee
2004-02-03 21:30   ` Lowell Kirsh [this message]

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