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When the user forgets the filename when using M-x grep

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From: Tak Kunihiro <homeros.misasa <at> gmail.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 36558 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, tkk <at> misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp
Subject: bug#36558: When the user forgets the filename when using M-x grep
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:44:34 +0900

>>> I don't think the M-x grep command has the ability for the user to
>>> change the default prompt from the current
>>> 
>>> Run grep (like this): grep --color -nH --null -e
>>> 
>>> to the rather more sophisticated
>>> 
>>> Run grep (like this): grep --color -nH --null -e [] *
>>> 
>>> where "[]" represents where the cursor should be placed when prompting
>>> the user.

How about something like this?

(grep-apply-setting 'grep-command (cons "grep --color -nH --null -e  *" 28))

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