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bug#36408: [PATCH] Fix typo in doc string of file-exists-p
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Drew Adams |
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Subject: |
bug#36408: [PATCH] Fix typo in doc string of file-exists-p |
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Date: |
Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:38:55 -0700 (PDT) |
> > - doc: /* Return t if file FILENAME exists (whether or not you
> > can read it.)
> > + doc: /* Return t if file FILENAME exists (whether or not you
> > can read it).
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> AFAIK, this is a long-standing stylistic issue. I'm not sure what
> people prefer or whether we should insist on consistency in these
> cases.
FWIW: There's no stylistic issue here. The first
is incorrect; the second is correct. You won't
find any style guide that would opt for or approve
of the former: "___ ___ (__ __.)". That's not even
a sentence.