From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 15169@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region'
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:44:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874mak8r7i.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <56d544a4-6167-4dc9-b059-09c02fd3b1a2@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:55:57 -0700 (PDT)")
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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2013-08-23 18:55 bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region' Drew Adams
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