$ emacs -Q random.zip 1. Switch to buffer "*scratch*" 2. Type "P" (without quotes) 3. Press M-/ 4. Here it finds expansion "PK" from buffer "random.zip". Cycling with M-/ finds a few more, which are more binary-like. On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 21:14, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote: > Paul Pogonyshev writes: > > > Apparently not from tarballs anymore, but still e.g. from a `.zip' > > archive. Though I have Emacs 27.1 here, not 28. > > I tried visiting a zip file here now (in Emacs 27.1), but I was unable > to make dabbrev-expand expand to any of the strings in the raw zip file. > > Do you have a recipe, starting from "emacs -Q", to reproduce the bug? > (Including a test zip file, I guess.) > > -- > (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) > bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no >