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When I do this (setq v (f-read-text "s.el")) where s.el is of this form

((thing1 . thing2) (thing3 . thing4))

I get v back as one long string. And (setq v (append (f-read-text "s.el"))) doesn't seem to change things to a list. I want to do a push or add-to-list an item, but I seem to be adding that item to a list containing a big string. I'd like to return the contents of s.el as a list and then do the push or add-to-list. Then I need to write it back out, again not as a string.

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  • is (append (read v) '((thing5 . thing6))) what you're looking for?
    – mutbuerger
    Dec 1, 2015 at 20:18
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    What is f-read-text ?
    – phils
    Dec 1, 2015 at 20:24
  • Probably from f.el
    – npostavs
    Dec 1, 2015 at 20:29

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If your file contains just one lisp form, all you need to do is

(setq v (read (f-read-text "s.el")))

(see Input Functions).

If there are several forms, like (a b) (c d), you will need to read in cycle using read-from-string or do

(read (concat "(" my-string ")"))
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  • After your (setq v (read (f-read-text "s.el"))) a (push '(thing5 . thing6) v) does exactly what I wanted. Thanks.
    – 147pm
    Dec 2, 2015 at 3:19

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