Re: [PATCH] Add file-dwim.

[Artur Malabarba]

2015-10-18 20:46 GMT+01:00 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer
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> Hmm, while that's indeed *my* most common use-case, I'm not sure if it
> should be baked into the library.

Well, it would be mine too, so that's 100% of our 2 subjects test sample. :-)
And I know I've seen other people implement a sort of
`open-file-externally` command, so I'm sure it's a common need.

> People should be using shell-quasiquote to easily construct shell
> commands anyway. ;-) That leaves the freedom to choose between a
> synchronous and asynchronous process, whether the output goes into a
> buffer, etc..

Actually, people shouldn't use shell-command unless they specifically
need a shell.
If you want an external program, use start-process; if you want it
synchronous, use call-process.