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bug#49193: Document require-final-newline vs. readonly files
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From: |
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson |
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Subject: |
bug#49193: Document require-final-newline vs. readonly files |
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Date: |
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 01:18:02 +0800 |
>> Would
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>> | [...] Emacs adds a newline at the end of any file's buffer that
>> | doesn’t have one, just after it visits the file...
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>> be clearer?
Better say **buffer** or BUFFER, not just plain buffer.
EZ> Depends on the beholder, I guess. Many newbies don't understand the
EZ> fine difference, and have trouble with the idea that Emacs doesn't
EZ> generally manipulate files for editing.
It's correct that they don't understand the difference, so it would be
great if the manual helped a little to explain it, right there on that
page too in fact.