Re: Essential question [re: Re: "Text is read-only"... except it isn't... or shouldn't be]

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 16.05.2013 um 16:26 schrieb ken:

> $ echo This is not an image file. > list.gif; file list.gif
> list.gif: ASCII text

File always reads a few bytes into the file. You can cleverly use file to 
suggest GNU Emacs to open your GIF file as a text file.

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  Pete

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