GNU bug report logs - #36408
[PATCH] Fix typo in doc string of file-exists-p

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Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:13:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 36408 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36408: [PATCH] Fix typo in doc string of file-exists-p
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 09:33:35 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 02:12:32 +0200
> 
> Please see the attached small fix, making sure the first line is a
> complete sentence.
> 
> -       doc: /* Return t if file FILENAME exists (whether or not you
> can read it.)
> +       doc: /* Return t if file FILENAME exists (whether or not you
> can read it).

AFAIK, this is a long-standing stylistic issue.  I'm not sure what
people prefer or whether we should insist on consistency in these
cases.
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