Re: erase-buffer (was: with-output-to-temp-buffer)

[Miles Bader]

On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 03:42:01PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     I think for user-use, it might make more sense to define some other
>     command that acts more normally (i.e., obeys buffer narrowing, etc.).
>     Perhaps call it `delete-whole-buffer' (analogous to
>     `mark-whole-buffer').
> 
> That would be several more characters to type,
> given the existing completion alternatives,
> and I see no need for the change.

Is this really a command you (1) use often, but (2) don't have bound
anywhere???

Is there some practical justification for the odd way it works?

-Miles
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