;;; format.el --- read and save files in multiple formats
-;; Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 Free Software Foundation
+;; Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2004 Free Software Foundation
;; Author: Boris Goldowsky <boris@gnu.org>
(let ((do format) f)
(while do
(or (setq f (assq (car do) format-alist))
- (error "Unknown format" (car do)))
+ (error "Unknown format %s" (car do)))
;; Decode:
(if (nth 3 f)
(setq end (format-decode-run-method (nth 3 f) begin end)))
(funcall to-fn beg end (current-buffer)))))
(setq format (cdr format)))))))
-(defun format-write-file (filename format)
+(defun format-write-file (filename format &optional confirm)
"Write current buffer into file FILENAME using some FORMAT.
-Makes buffer visit that file and sets the format as the default for future
+Make buffer visit that file and set the format as the default for future
saves. If the buffer is already visiting a file, you can specify a directory
-name as FILENAME, to write a file of the same old name in that directory."
+name as FILENAME, to write a file of the same old name in that directory.
+
+If optional third arg CONFIRM is non-nil, this function asks for
+confirmation before overwriting an existing file. Interactively,
+confirmation is required unless you supply a prefix argument."
(interactive
;; Same interactive spec as write-file, plus format question.
(let* ((file (if buffer-file-name
nil nil (buffer-name))))
(fmt (format-read (format "Write file `%s' in format: "
(file-name-nondirectory file)))))
- (list file fmt)))
+ (list file fmt (not current-prefix-arg))))
(let ((old-formats buffer-file-format)
preserve-formats)
(dolist (fmt old-formats)
(dolist (fmt preserve-formats)
(unless (memq fmt buffer-file-format)
(setq buffer-file-format (append buffer-file-format (list fmt))))))
- (write-file filename))
+ (write-file filename confirm))
(defun format-find-file (filename format)
"Find the file FILENAME using data format FORMAT.
the part of the file to read.
The return value is like the value of `insert-file-contents':
-a list (ABSOLUTE-FILE-NAME . SIZE)."
+a list (ABSOLUTE-FILE-NAME SIZE)."
(interactive
;; Same interactive spec as write-file, plus format question.
(let* ((file (read-file-name "Find file: "))
(setq size (nth 1 value)))
(if format
(setq size (format-decode format size)
- value (cons (car value) size)))
+ value (list (car value) size)))
value))
(defun format-read (&optional prompt)
(provide 'format)
+;;; arch-tag: c387e9c7-a93d-47bf-89bc-8ca67e96755a
;;; format.el ends here