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Subject: Re: Fill all comments in a buffer?
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YT wrote:

> (defun fill-all-comments ()
>   (interactive)
>   (goto-char (point-min))
>   (while (search-forward-regexp "^;;" (point-max) t) ; NOERROR
>     (let ((start (point)))
>       (fill-comment-paragraph) )))

Wait, what does the 5th line do?

Try

    (defun fill-all-comments ()
      (interactive)
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (while (search-forward-regexp "^;;" (point-max) t) ; NOERROR
        (fill-comment-paragraph) ))

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