From: Dave Pearson <davep DOT news AT davep DOT org>
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Subject: Re: "shell" command in DJGPP Emacs?
Date: 9 Oct 2002 11:50:04 GMT
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* daniel gerard mcgrath <dmcg6174 AT yahoo DOT com>:

> On 8 Oct 2002 12:59:28 GMT, Dave Pearson <davep DOT news AT davep DOT org> wrote:
> 
> >(defun count-lines-in-file (file)
> >  "Count lines in FILE.
> >
> >If called as an interactive command, also display the count."
> >  (interactive "fFile: ")
> >  (with-temp-buffer
> >    (insert-file-contents-literally file)
> >    (let ((count (count-lines (point-min) (point-max))))
> >      (when (interactive-p)
> >        (message "%d" count))
> >      count)))
>
> I don't have a "with-temp-buffer" function.

Why not?

Help us to help you, what version of GNU emacs (if it is GNU emacs you're
running) are you using? `with-temp-buffer' existed in GNU emacs as far back
as 20.7 (that's the earliest version I've got here), probably earlier.

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