GNU bug report logs - #63108
28.2; emacsclient does not recognise eval argument

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Package: emacs; Severity: wishlist; Reported by: Vangelis Evangelou <evangelou@HIDDEN>; dated Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:49:01 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN.
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.

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Subject: Re: bug#63108: 28.2; emacsclient does not recognise eval argument
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> From: Vangelis Evangelou <evangelou@HIDDEN>
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:48:40 +0100
> 
> In the terminal, I type the command
> emacsclient -s test -a emacs --eval "(message \"hello\")"
> Emacs visits a file called (message "hello"), so in fact it interprets the last input as the name to a file
> instead of evaluating the lisp expression.

I think what you expect to happen is currently not supported.




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In the terminal, I type the command
emacsclient -s test -a emacs --eval "(message \"hello\")"
Emacs visits a file called (message "hello"), so in fact it interprets the
last input as the name to a file instead of evaluating the lisp expression.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>In the terminal, I type the command</div><div>emacscl=
ient -s test -a emacs --eval &quot;(message \&quot;hello\&quot;)&quot;</div=
><div>Emacs visits a file called (message &quot;hello&quot;), so in fact it=
 interprets the last input as the name to a file instead of evaluating the =
lisp expression.<br></div></div>

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Acknowledgement sent to Vangelis Evangelou <evangelou@HIDDEN>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN. Full text available.
Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN:
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