bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'

bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'

[Drew Adams]

If the file exists and MUSTBENEW is non-nil and not `excl' then a prompt
says that the file already exists and asks whether you want to
"overwrite it anyway".  Remove "anyway" from the question.

"Anyway" here means in spite of already existing.  But overwriting
implies that it already exists - you cannot overwrite a file the does
not exist.



In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2013-08-17 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 113938 eliz@gnu.org-20130817171807-fxigtkbc6yy8m9iw
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/c/Devel/emacs/binary --enable-checking=yes,glyphs
 CFLAGS=-O0 -g3 LDFLAGS=-Lc:/Devel/emacs/lib
 CPPFLAGS=-Ic:/Devel/emacs/include'

bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> If the file exists and MUSTBENEW is non-nil and not `excl' then a prompt
> says that the file already exists and asks whether you want to
> "overwrite it anyway".  Remove "anyway" from the question.
>
> "Anyway" here means in spite of already existing.  But overwriting
> implies that it already exists - you cannot overwrite a file the does
> not exist.

I see your point, but I think the "anyway" is useful in clarifying what
we're asking.  

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