GNU bug report logs - #76506
Electric-command-history-redo-expression does nothing

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:47:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 31.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 76506 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76506 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76506: Electric-command-history-redo-expression does nothing
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:26:02 +0100

>>>>> On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:46:01 +0000, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> said:

    Stefan> Severity: normal
    Stefan> The `Electric-command-history-redo-expression` command is autoloaded
    Stefan> but it doesn't seem to do anything:

    Stefan> 0. emacs -Q
    Stefan> 1. M-x command-history RET
    Stefan> 2. M-x Electric-command-history-redo-expression RET

    Stefan> Since this has seemingly been broken for a long time, and no one has
    Stefan> noticed, perhaps echistory.el is simply unused and should be obsoleted?

    Stefan> I find nothing about this obscure command online or on the mailing lists.

I think you need

M-x electric-command-history

for things to work. Iʼve never used it, and trying it just now itʼs
excessively intrusive and obnoxious with its bindings. We can fix
that, but if nobody is using it thatʼs not worth it.

Robert
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