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* Re: An easy question:  how to quickly reload a file changed outside of    emacs?
       [not found] <3DDD5E72.7E5F43B5@example.net>
@ 2002-11-25 14:32 ` kgold
  2002-11-25 15:47   ` Matt Armstrong
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: kgold @ 2002-11-25 14:32 UTC (permalink / raw)



You are describing auto-revert mode.

(autoload 'auto-revert-mode "autorevert" nil t)
(autoload 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode "autorevert" nil nil)
(autoload 'global-auto-revert-mode "autorevert" nil t)
(global-auto-revert-mode 1)
(setq auto-revert-interval 2)

bc <bc@example.net> writes:
> 
> Is there an easy way?  I usually do this when I'm looking at 
> a log file that is being written to by a program, or I'm 
> in the editor and run a command that updates the file as
> part of a build process or something.   Then I usually
> kill the buffer and ctrl-x ctrl-f it again.  Is there an
> easier way?   I know it's risky, but I hate having to
> answer the "file changed" questions etc. otherwise.  
> 
> Thanks,
> bc

-- 
-- 
Ken Goldman   kgold@watson.ibm.com   914-784-7646

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* Re: An easy question:  how to quickly reload a file changed outside of    emacs?
  2002-11-25 14:32 ` An easy question: how to quickly reload a file changed outside of emacs? kgold
@ 2002-11-25 15:47   ` Matt Armstrong
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Matt Armstrong @ 2002-11-25 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)


kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold) writes:

> You are describing auto-revert mode.
>
> (global-auto-revert-mode 1)
>
> bc <bc@example.net> writes:
>> 
>> Is there an easy way?  I usually do this when I'm looking at 
>> a log file that is being written to by a program, or I'm 
>> in the editor and run a command that updates the file as
>> part of a build process or something.   Then I usually
>> kill the buffer and ctrl-x ctrl-f it again.  Is there an
>> easier way?   I know it's risky, but I hate having to
>> answer the "file changed" questions etc. otherwise.  

Or C-x C-v <ret>

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