Re: find the file name of the running function programatically

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Xah <xahlee@gmail.com> writes:

> how to find out the file name of the running function
> programmatically?
>
> for example, i have:
>
> (defun command-frequency-write-file (file-name)
>   (with-temp-file file-name
>     (insert (command-frequency)))
>   (with-temp-message (format "Wrote %s" file-name)))
>
> i want to change this function so that it doesn't require any arg.
> The file name will just be in the same dir but with a “.txt” suffix.
>
> Thanks.
>
>   Xah
> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
>
> ☄
Doesn't look like there is a simple function that will work in all versions.
However, given that not all libraries reside on writable file systens, doesn't
it make sense to store it somewhere under HOME?

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