> If you try to run clone-buffer on a file-visiting buffer, it won't
> happen, and you get the error message "Cannot clone a file-visiting
> buffer."
>
> I think I understand why -- if you clone a file-visiting buffer, both
> buffers are visiting the same file -- and this is more a situation for
> an indirect buffer. Is this correct?
>
> But what about situations where you want the entire text of the file-
> visiting buffer, the same major mode, but not have it be visiting a
> file? Is there any easier way to do this other than copying the entire
> buffer and starting from scratch?