How to M-x insert-file but exclude the local variable declarations at the end of the inserted file?

As the title says. File local variables at the end of file "A" - e.g., %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: latex %%% TeX-master: t %%% End: is only relevant when the file stands by itself, so it would make sense that it could be ignored when inserting the contents into file "B". Is there a way to do this already or do I have to write my own function using regex or something?

> Is there a way to do this already or do I have to write my own function using regex or something? I think you have to write your own.

Do you see that if you start Emacs using `emacs -Q` (no init file)? * If not, bisect your init file to find the culprit. * If yes, what's the actual recipe you're following? When I use `M-x insert-file` after `emacs -Q` it just inserts the contents of the file I tell it to use.

Yup, `emacs -Q` and then `M-x insert-file` gives me the same behavior - which is what I would expect.