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bug#56229: title: add a function to move a file from one place to anothe


From: Lars Ingebrigtsen
Subject: bug#56229: title: add a function to move a file from one place to another
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:55:30 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer@gmail.com> writes:

>  I think `rename-visited-file' would fit in better especially since we
>  already have `rename-file'; it also parallels dired's R command.

Thanks.  A couple of things:

[...]

> +** New command 'move-file'.
> +This command moves a file to a new location.

Should be updated.


[...]

> +  (let ((old-location (buffer-file-name)))
> +    (write-file new-location t)
> +    (when (and old-location
> +               (file-exists-p new-location))
> +      (delete-file old-location))))

Probably want to check whether old-location exists?

Anyway, apparently there's something up with the copyright
assignment/disclaimer?  Your entry in the file says "**NEEDS New
DISCLAIMER**" -- do you know what that's about?

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