Function: format-find-file

format-find-file is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in format.el.gz.

Signature

(format-find-file FILENAME FORMAT)

Documentation

Find the file FILENAME using data format FORMAT.

If FORMAT is nil then do not do any format conversion.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/format.el.gz
(defun format-find-file (filename format)
  "Find the file FILENAME using data format FORMAT.
If FORMAT is nil then do not do any format conversion."
  (interactive
   ;; Same interactive spec as write-file, plus format question.
   (let* ((file (read-file-name "Find file: "))
	  (fmt (format-read (format-message "Read file `%s' in format: "
                                            (file-name-nondirectory file)))))
     (list file fmt)))
  (let ((format-alist nil))
    (with-suppressed-warnings ((interactive-only find-file))
      (find-file filename)))
  (if format
      (format-decode-buffer format)))