GNU bug report logs - #4891
23.1; shell-command overwrites whole buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Adam Spiers <bug-gnu-emacs <at> adamspiers.org>

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:20:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Adam Spiers <bug-gnu-emacs <at> adamspiers.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 4891 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Subject: bug#4891: 23.1; shell-command overwrites whole buffer
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:33:33 +0000

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:23:44PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Thanks for the quick reply!  Yes, that does make more sense now - but
> > what if I want to asynchronously insert output into an existing
> > buffer?
> 
> Then switch to that buffer before starting the command and pass t as the
> OUTPUT-BUFFER.

That's exactly what I tried yesterday - but that's synchronous ...
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