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bug#58137: 28.1; M-x setenv RET PATH RET should default to the current $
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From: |
Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#58137: 28.1; M-x setenv RET PATH RET should default to the current $PATH |
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Date: |
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:14:10 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Trent W. Buck" <trentbuck@gmail.com> writes:
> I wish M-x setenv, when setting a variable that already has a value,
> defaulted to that value (instead of the empty string).
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> This would make it easier to make minor adjustments to a long messy value.
> The history is already there (M-p), but it's input history.
> If the variable was initially set outside of Emacs, it won't be in history.
M-x setenv RET PATH RET M-n
will bring you the current value from the "future history". This is how
most prompting commands in Emacs work.