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boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question

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Message #97 received at 13649 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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: Re: bug#13649: boobytrapped dired-do-async-shell-command question
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:11:38 +0200

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

>> I think `C-h' would be fine here, too.
>
> Typing C-h in the minibuffer is useful for other things,
> e.g. to see available keybindings with `C-h b', `C-h m'.
> Maybe then `?' would be appropriate as a short key?

It hadn't occurred to me that somebody would want to say `C-h b' in a
yes-or-no-prompt, but I guess it's possible?  On the other hand, I think
there's an advantage to having the same help key in both y-or-n-p and
yes-or-no-p.

Anybody have any opinions?

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