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Idempotency: the ability to be able to hit Ctrl+C several times in a row, just to be sure.
by phoe-krk 2y ago
Idempotency: the ability to be able to hit Ctrl+C several times in a row, just to be sure.
- erik_seaberg 2y agoOddly, C-g in Emacs isn't idempotent when it's hung or doing something slow. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Emergency-Escape.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Em...
- o11c 2y agoA more subtle case is that C-d (EOF for anyone except DOS) is widely not idempotent. Depending on the exact programs involved, it changes after pressing it about 10 times.