* lisp/vc/vc.el (vc-delete-file, vc-rename-file): Default to the

current buffer's file name when called interactively.

Fixes: debbugs:12488

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 6032211b76f..59622c72678 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-12-02  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov@yandex.ru>
+
+        * vc/vc.el (vc-delete-file, vc-rename-file): Default to the
+        current buffer's file name when called interactively (Bug#12488).
+
 2012-12-02  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
         * info.el (info-display-manual): Don't clobber an existing Info
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index 0224211e6cf..d001df87d5c 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -2554,8 +2554,12 @@ backend to NEW-BACKEND, and unregister FILE from the current backend.
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-delete-file (file)
-  "Delete file and mark it as such in the version control system."
-  (interactive "fVC delete file: ")
+  "Delete file and mark it as such in the version control system.
+If called interactively, read FILE, defaulting to the current
+buffer's file name if it's under version control."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "VC delete file: " nil
+                                     (when (vc-backend buffer-file-name)
+                                       buffer-file-name) t)))
   (setq file (expand-file-name file))
   (let ((buf (get-file-buffer file))
         (backend (vc-backend file)))
@@ -2593,8 +2597,13 @@ backend to NEW-BACKEND, and unregister FILE from the current backend.
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun vc-rename-file (old new)
-  "Rename file OLD to NEW in both work area and repository."
-  (interactive "fVC rename file: \nFRename to: ")
+  "Rename file OLD to NEW in both work area and repository.
+If called interactively, read OLD and NEW, defaulting OLD to the
+current buffer's file name if it's under version control."
+  (interactive (list (read-file-name "VC rename file: " nil
+                                     (when (vc-backend buffer-file-name)
+                                       buffer-file-name) t)
+                     (read-file-name "Rename to: ")))
   ;; in CL I would have said (setq new (merge-pathnames new old))
   (let ((old-base (file-name-nondirectory old)))
     (when (and (not (string= "" old-base))