If your system's ping continues until interrupted, you can try setting
`ping-program-options'."
(interactive
- (list (read-from-minibuffer "Ping host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))))
+ (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Ping host" default) nil nil default))))
(let ((options
(if ping-program-options
(append ping-program-options (list host))
non-interactive versions of this function more suitable for use
in Lisp code."
(interactive
- (list (read-from-minibuffer "Lookup host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))
+ (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Lookup host" default) nil nil default))
(if current-prefix-arg (read-from-minibuffer "Name server: "))))
(let ((options
(append nslookup-program-options (list host)
This command uses `dns-lookup-program' for looking up the DNS information."
(interactive
- (list (read-from-minibuffer "Lookup host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))
+ (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Lookup host" default) nil nil default))
(if current-prefix-arg (read-from-minibuffer "Name server: "))))
(let ((options
(append dns-lookup-program-options (list host)
This command uses `dig-program' for looking up the DNS information."
(declare (obsolete dig "29.1"))
(interactive
- (list (read-from-minibuffer "Lookup host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))
+ (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Lookup host" default) nil nil default))
(if current-prefix-arg (read-from-minibuffer "Name server: "))))
(dig host nil nil nil nil name-server))
(defun ftp (host)
"Run `ftp-program' to connect to HOST."
(interactive
- (list
- (read-from-minibuffer
- "Ftp to Host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))))
+ (list (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Ftp to Host" default) nil nil default))))
(let ((buf (get-buffer-create (concat "*ftp [" host "]*"))))
(set-buffer buf)
(ftp-mode)
This command uses `smbclient-program' to connect to HOST."
(interactive
(list
- (read-from-minibuffer
- "Connect to Host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))
+ (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Connect to Host" default) nil nil default))
(read-from-minibuffer "SMB Service: ")))
(let* ((name (format "smbclient [%s\\%s]" host service))
(buf (get-buffer-create (concat "*" name "*")))
This command uses `smbclient-program' to connect to HOST."
(interactive
(list
- (read-from-minibuffer
- "Connect to Host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))))
+ (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Connect to Host" default) nil nil default))))
(let ((buf (get-buffer-create (format "*SMB Shares on %s*" host))))
(set-buffer buf)
(smbclient-mode)
;; uses a string like "pbreton@cs.umb.edu", we won't ask for the
;; host name. If we don't see an "@", we'll prompt for the host.
(interactive
- (let* ((answer (read-from-minibuffer "Finger User: "
- (ffap-url-at-point)))
+ (let* ((answer (let ((default (ffap-url-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Finger User" default) nil nil default)))
(index (string-match (regexp-quote "@") answer)))
(if index
(list (substring answer 0 index)
(substring answer (1+ index)))
(list answer
- (read-from-minibuffer "At Host: "
- (ffap-machine-at-point))))))
+ (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "At Host" default) nil nil default))))))
(let* ((user-and-host (concat user "@" host))
(process-name (concat "Finger [" user-and-host "]"))
(regexps finger-X.500-host-regexps)
This command uses `network-connection-service-alist', which see."
(interactive
(list
- (read-from-minibuffer "Host: " (ffap-machine-at-point))
+ (let ((default (ffap-machine-at-point)))
+ (read-string (format-prompt "Host" default) nil nil default))
(completing-read "Service: "
(mapcar
(lambda (elt)