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26.0.50; emacsclient requires file argument

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From: James Nguyen <jamesn <at> fastmail.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: 27511 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#27511: 26.0.50; emacsclient requires file argument
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:00:45 -0700

"Emacs simply displays those files; otherwise, it displays a buffer named *scratch*, which can be used to evaluate Emacs Lisp expressions interactively."

I think it’s preferable it behaves just like regular ‘emacs’ does, opening a *scratch* buffer as a fallback. 

> On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 10:03 PM, James Nguyen <jamesn <at> fastmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Running emacsclient without specifying a file results in:
>> 
>> emacsclient: file name or argument required
>> Try 'emacsclient --help' for more information
>> 
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Entering-Emacs.html#Entering-Emacs
>> 
>> Gives the impression *scratch* should show up instead. (though probably
>> only if running 'emacs' regularly.)
> 
> Which part gives you that impression? Or in other words, what do you
> want to change?

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