Re: File local variable name containing colon?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Davison wrote:
> This is valid elisp:
>
> (setq var:name 'value)
>
> But this doesn't work because the colon causes confusion:
>
> # Local Variables:
> # var:name: value
> # End:
>
> Any way round this?

I would try this:

# Local Variables:
# var\:name: value
# End:

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA