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"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@kemisten.nu> writes:

>    Invoking M-x version leaves no way to conviently copy that
>    information.
>
> What is wrong with "C-u M-x version"?  See C-h C-f version for more
> info.

C-u M-x:
It only works if the current buffer is writable, which is often not
the case.  Thus requiring another step

C-h C-f version:
(From *Messages* buffer:)
Info-goto-emacs-command-node: Couldn't find documentation for version

What is wrong with the info being written to *Messages* buffer where
it has been expected to appear for ages?