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Asked: 2026-06-04T13:40:53+00:00

Like error messages for wrongly called functions show, eg.: (message (file-attributes .)) Produces the

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Like error messages for wrongly called functions show, eg.:

(message (file-attributes "."))

Produces the message:

"eval: Wrong type argument: stringp, ("/home14/tjones" 1 0 0 (20415 35598) (20211 19255) (20211 19255) 14 "lrwxrwxrwx" t ...)"

How do you do this type of translation intentionally, eg.:

(message (thing-to-string (file-attributes ".")))

To message something like:

("/home14/tjones" 1 0 0 (20415 35598) (20211 19255) (20211 19255) 14 "lrwxrwxrwx" t ...)

This is for debugging/info only. I’m assuming there’s a way as message is doing it, but is this exposed to us users?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Look into prin1-to-string and related functions (prin1, princ, etc). And do try the manual! http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Output-Functions.html

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