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Re: & and M-& to run programs asynchronously
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: & and M-& to run programs asynchronously |
Date: |
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:42 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.94 (gnu/linux) |
>>> Below is a ready patch submitted for verification before checking in:
>> As it stands its usefulness is rather dubious: the user could just as
>> easily type the extra & at the end. Could someone remind me what were
>> the arguments for adding it? What are the expected use-cases and
>> planned improvements?
> Sure, in its current state it is useless. That's why I said
> it is just a starting point for adding more options relevant only
> for asynchronous commands. These options include using M-& as an
> application launcher that will allow automatic creation of
> multiple *Async Shell Command* buffers, deciding whether to
> display the output buffer for GUI apps or not, etc.
OK, thanks. That makes sense.
Stefan
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