GNU bug report logs - #13649
boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:28:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 13649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#13649: boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:52:43 +0200

> You guys are forgetting what the user really wants in the first place.
> All he wants to do is do another
> $ some_command &
> as in the shell.
> He is used to doing lots of these without regard if the previous one has
> finished yet or not... else what fun would asynchronous be?
>
> Therefore the wisest thing would be to automatically create
> *Async Output of bla gla* (or no word Async)
> *Async Output of moo goo*
> *Async Output of bla gla<2>*
> for him, without bothering him with questions.

You can customize `async-shell-command-buffer' to `new-buffer'
(labeled "Create a new buffer") that creates new buffers
automatically without questions.
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