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From: | Drew Adams |
Subject: | RE: search files with conversion but fundamental mode, no handlers, no file-local vars |
Date: | Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:13:30 -0800 |
> The ELisp manual already says something about it, in the node > "Visiting Functions": > > In a Lisp program, if you want to look at the contents > of a file but > not alter it, the fastest way is to use `insert-file-contents' in a > temporary buffer. Visiting the file is not necessary and > takes longer. *Note Reading from Files::. That is indeed helpful. I'm sure I read it and read the cross-referenced node as well, but I somehow did not see the light immediately. Perhaps adding a simple example would be helpful.
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