Command Line to load file in read only mode

[Larry James]

Is there a command line option that will load a file in emacs for
viewing only.
Thanks in advance for any comments.

-- Larry

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[Emilio Lopes]

>>>>> "LJ" == Larry James <lja...@apollo3.com> writes:

LJ> Is there a command line option that will load a file in emacs for
LJ> viewing only.

You can always use the "--eval" option:

emacs --eval '(find-file-read-only "my-file.suf")'

or, using `view-mode' if you prefer:

emacs --eval '(view-file "my-file.suf")'

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[Kevin Rodgers]

Emilio Lopes <Emilio...@Physik.TU-Muenchen.DE> writes:
>>>>>> "LJ" == Larry James <lja...@apollo3.com> writes:
>LJ> Is there a command line option that will load a file in emacs for
>LJ> viewing only.
>
>You can always use the "--eval" option:
>
> emacs --eval '(find-file-read-only "my-file.suf")'

Here's how to define a new command line option to do the same thing:

(setq command-switch-alist
(cons '("--read-only" . find-file-read-only-command-line-arg) ; "-R"
command-switch-alist))

(defun find-file-read-only-command-line-arg (switch)
"Visit next command line argument (after SWITCH) as a read-only file."
;; (prog1 (car x) (setq x (cdr x))) == (pop x):
(find-file-read-only (prog1 (car command-line-args-left)
(setq command-line-args-left
(cdr command-line-args-left)))))
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