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Article #189685Trouble executing emacs with -batch option
From: lubkt
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 1990 15:07
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 1990 15:07
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I would like to use emacs in batch mode to do some simple editing. Here is how I try, but it does not work. The two files are: emacs.cmd (the command file) and emacs.file (data file). :::::::::::::: emacs.cmd :::::::::::::: (defun doit () (set-mark (point-min)) (replace-string "25000" "40000" nil) (save-buffers-kill-emacs)) :::::::::::::: emacs.file :::::::::::::: Disk quotas for bt00 (uid 11): Filesystem usage quota limit timeleft files quota limit timeleft /usr 8687 25000 25000 564 0 0 --------- I would like to change 25000 to say 40000, so I execute: emacs -batch -l emacs.cmd -f doit emacs.file This generates the following output and the file emacs.file remains unchanged: Mark set Mark set Done (No files need saving) Can anyone tell me why the file emacs.file remains unchanged? Binod Taterway bt00@PL118a.CC.Lehigh.EDU User Consultant LUBKT@vax1.CC.Lehigh.EDU Lehigh University, Beth, PA. (215) 758-3984.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103b8b,723bcdcbd9fc9b20,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103b8b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-12-11 14:55:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!cs.widener.edu!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!lubkt From: lubkt@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Subject: Trouble executing emacs with -batch option Message-ID: <115.2764afc7@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu> Date: 11 Dec 90 15:07:03 GMT Organization: Lehigh University Lines: 38 Posted: Tue Dec 11 16:07:03 1990