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: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 13649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#13649: boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:49:04 +0200

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

> help-form is used only with short answers by y-or-n-p.

Oh, right -- I was confused by having a function alias here...

> Maybe yes-or-no-p should support help-form as well?
> For example, by allowing to type "help":
>
>   Use a new buffer? (yes, no or help)

I think `C-h' would be fine here, too.

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