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nanjil wrote:

> I get the following message when I open a .c file
> 
> File mode specification error: (invalid-function (.\c++-)
> and then emacs opens file in fundamental mode.
> Then I manually change teh mode to c. That is a pain.
> 
> how can I fix this 


I'd start by searching for c++ in your .emacs file.

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<a href="mailto:&lt;kevin.rodgers&#64;ihs.com&gt;">Kevin Rodgers</a>