changeset 15570:6ec32e968edb

(set-visited-file-name): New optional arg NO-QUERY.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 29 Jun 1996 19:50:56 +0000
parents 409a68abc61c
children d99336533cc0
files lisp/files.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/files.el	Sat Jun 29 07:09:25 1996 +0000
+++ b/lisp/files.el	Sat Jun 29 19:50:56 1996 +0000
@@ -1415,12 +1415,15 @@
 	   (set var val))))
 
 
-(defun set-visited-file-name (filename)
+(defun set-visited-file-name (filename &optional no-query)
   "Change name of file visited in current buffer to FILENAME.
 The next time the buffer is saved it will go in the newly specified file.
 nil or empty string as argument means make buffer not be visiting any file.
 Remember to delete the initial contents of the minibuffer
-if you wish to pass an empty string as the argument."
+if you wish to pass an empty string as the argument.
+
+The optional second argument NO-QUERY, if non-nil, inhibits asking for
+confirmation in the case where the file FILENAME already exists."
   (interactive "FSet visited file name: ")
   (if (buffer-base-buffer)
       (error "An indirect buffer cannot visit a file"))
@@ -1437,6 +1440,7 @@
 	      (setq filename truename))))
     (let ((buffer (and filename (find-buffer-visiting filename))))
       (and buffer (not (eq buffer (current-buffer)))
+	   (not no-query)
 	   (not (y-or-n-p (message "A buffer is visiting %s; proceed? "
 				   filename)))
 	   (error "Aborted")))