From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15169: 24.3.50; overwrite prompt for `write-region' Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:44:33 +0200 Message-ID: <874mak8r7i.fsf@gnus.org> References: <56d544a4-6167-4dc9-b059-09c02fd3b1a2@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461937582 30157 80.91.229.3 (29 Apr 2016 13:46:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:46:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15169@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 29 15:46:10 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8kE-0000ad-AU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:46:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54589 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8kA-0002I1-GP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:46:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47077) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8jN-0000q3-AC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:45:23 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8jB-0007Jy-B1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:45:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:41810) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8jB-0007H9-8V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:45:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8j7-00048M-TS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:45:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:45:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15169 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 15169-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15169.146193747715831 (code B ref 15169); Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:45:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15169) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2016 13:44:37 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54144 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8ij-00047H-O6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:44:37 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:55346) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8ii-000479-4S for 15169@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:44:36 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw8if-0000G7-G0; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:44:35 +0200 In-Reply-To: <56d544a4-6167-4dc9-b059-09c02fd3b1a2@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:55:57 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117171 Archived-At: Drew Adams 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. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no