Re: [External] : Re: how to force auto-save of buffers not visiting files, right now?

[Emanuel Berg]

hw wrote:

>>>> Emacs thinks that ...
>>> 
>>> Thanks! I didn't know that emacs can even think, though :)
>> 
>> Not to worry. Emacs knows that _we_ can think, and even
>> counts on it!
>
> In this case, it's kinda true because the adjusted version
> doesn't work because the argument is required, so:
>
> (defun my-perltidy-replace (arg)
>   "This function replaces the contents of the current buffer with
> the output of perltidy, and makes a backup of the current buffer.
>
> Before and after modifications to contents of buffers are being
> made, all buffers that need to be auto-saved are being
> auto-saved.
>
> The major-mode of the buffer containing the backup is set to
> 'cperl-mode'.
>
> The argument ARG is unused."

In that case, call the argument _ and the docstring comment
can be removed.

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