Re: [PATCH] shell-command and whitespace

[Achim Gratz]

Daniel Colascione writes:
>>> How about this patch, which makes shell-command strip whitespace by
>>> default when called interactively?
>> 
>> How about you keep the behaviour as is and have double prefix strip the
>> whitespace instead?
>
> Most of the time, I want to strip whitespace, and whitespace stripping
> is how $() works in the shell.

That may well be, but I mostly don't want this command to strip
whitespace as has been the default for many years.  So instead of
redefining what it does I again suggest you add that functionality.
>From a usability point of view double prefix is almost as good as a
single prefix and you're free to provide customization to reverse the
meaning of the two.  But please keep the default what it was.


Regards,
Achim.
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