GNU Emacs Lisp TEST File

Examples of @def’s

Command: revert-buffer &optional no-autosave-offer-p noconfirm

This command replaces the buffer text with the text of the visited file on disk. This action undoes all changes since the file was visited or saved. If the latest auto-save file is more recent than the visited file, Emacs asks the user whether to use that instead.

When the value of the no-autosave-offer-p argument is non-nil, Emacs does not offer to use the auto-save file. This argument is the prefix argument when the function is called interactively.

When the value of the noconfirm argument is non-nil, emacs does not ask for confirmation for the reversion action. This means that the buffer is deleted and replaced by the text from the file on the disk without asking the user if he or she really want that.

If the value of the revert-buffer-function variable is non-nil, it is called as a function to do the work.

Function: cons object1 object2

This function is the primary function used to build new lists. It creates a new cons cell, making object1 the car, and object2 the cdr. It then returns a pointer to the new cons cell. There is no requirement for object2 to be of any particular type, although it is normally a list.

(cons 1 '(2))
     ⇒ (1 2)
(cons 1 '())
     ⇒ (1)
(cons 1 2)
     ⇒ (1 . 2)

Function: list &rest objects

This function creates a list with objects as its elements. The resulting list is always nil-terminated. If no objects are given, the empty list is returned.

(list 1 2 3 4 5)
     ⇒ (1 2 3 4 5)
(list)
     ⇒ nil

Special Form: progn forms…

This special form evaluates all of the forms, in textual order, returning the result of the final form.

(progn (print "The first form")
       (print "The second form")
       (print "The third form"))
     -| "The first form"
     -| "The second form"
     -| "The third form"
     ⇒ "The third form"

Variable: obarray

This global variable is the standard obarray for use by intern and read. It is a vector whose length ought to be prime for best results (presently 511). Each element is an interned symbol whose name hashes to that bucket. That symbol (if any) has an internal link (invisible to the user) to the next symbol that hashes to that bucket. The order of these is unimportant.

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