If the buffer's previous file coding-system value specifies end-of-line
conversion, and CODING-SYSTEM does not specify one, CODING-SYSTEM is
merged with the already-specified end-of-line conversion.
-However, if the optional prefix argument FORCE is non-nil,
-then CODING-SYSTEM is used exactly as specified.
+
+If the buffer's previous file coding-system value specifies text
+conversion, and CODING-SYSTEM does not specify one, CODING-SYSTEM is
+merged with the already-specified text conversion.
+
+However, if the optional prefix argument FORCE is non-nil, then
+CODING-SYSTEM is used exactly as specified.
This marks the buffer modified so that the succeeding \\[save-buffer]
surely saves the buffer with CODING-SYSTEM. From a program, if you
`buffer-file-coding-system' directly."
(interactive "zCoding system for visited file (default, nil): \nP")
(check-coding-system coding-system)
- (if (null force)
+ (if (and buffer-file-coding-system (null force))
(let ((x (coding-system-eol-type buffer-file-coding-system))
(y (coding-system-eol-type coding-system)))
(if (and (numberp x) (>= x 0) (<= x 2) (vectorp y))
- (setq coding-system (aref y x)))))
+ (setq coding-system (aref y x))
+ (if (and (eq (coding-system-base coding-system) 'undecided)
+ (numberp y))
+ (setq coding-system (coding-system-change-eol-conversion
+ buffer-file-coding-system y))))))
(setq buffer-file-coding-system coding-system)
(set-buffer-modified-p t)
(force-mode-line-update))