(shell-command-on-region): Never kill the *Shell Command Output* buffer.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index a58f8003bac..4cde8642cf1 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1434,9 +1434,10 @@ specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER."
                                          (list t error-file)
                                        t)
                                      nil shell-command-switch command))
-          (let ((shell-buffer (get-buffer "*Shell Command Output*")))
-            (and shell-buffer (not (eq shell-buffer (current-buffer)))
-                 (kill-buffer shell-buffer)))
+;;; It is rude to delete a buffer which the command is not using.
+;;;       (let ((shell-buffer (get-buffer "*Shell Command Output*")))
+;;;         (and shell-buffer (not (eq shell-buffer (current-buffer)))
+;;;              (kill-buffer shell-buffer)))
           ;; Don't muck with mark unless REPLACE says we should.
           (and replace swap (exchange-point-and-mark)))
       ;; No prefix argument: put the output in a temp buffer,
@@ -1485,8 +1486,7 @@ specifies the value of ERROR-BUFFER."
                               (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes error-file))))
                          "(Shell command %sed with some error output)"
                        "(Shell command %sed with no output)")
-                     (if (equal 0 exit-status) "succeed" "fail"))
-            (kill-buffer buffer)))))
+                     (if (equal 0 exit-status) "succeed" "fail"))))))
 
     (when (and error-file (file-exists-p error-file))
       (if (< 0 (nth 7 (file-attributes error-file)))