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Old 12-31-2008, 04:04 AM   #1
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Question [emacs] bookmark-set: Buffer not visiting a file or directory

Today,I try to set a bookmark in my emacs,
i typed "C-x r m","M-x bookmark-set" neither of them worked,
but i get this message:
bookmark-set: Buffer not visiting a file or directory
I've googled,but seems like no one but me meet the problem...
Can anyone help me with this?
 
Old 01-01-2009, 05:11 AM   #2
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Anybody here?
 
Old 01-01-2009, 06:50 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by ypy13 View Post
Today,I try to set a bookmark in my emacs,
i typed "C-x r m","M-x bookmark-set" neither of them worked,
but i get this message:
bookmark-set: Buffer not visiting a file or directory
I've googled,but seems like no one but me meet the problem...
Can anyone help me with this?
What are trying to bookmark? You have to be visiting a real file or directory. You can't bookmark something like *scratch* buffer.
 
Old 01-01-2009, 08:04 PM   #4
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Yes, that's it.
Thank you,vls.
I thought I could set a bookmark by writing a path to it. i'm wrong
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