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From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: writing a file to disc
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:56:36 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <fik33j$l3g$1@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <u63zmtsox.fsf@gmail.com>

rahed wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a file in a buffer and want to write it (C-x C-w) to disc under a
> different name. At the same time I want to leave in the
> buffer only the original one.
> 
> Is there a some simple key binding to do it?

How about:

(defun clone-file (filename)
   "Clone the current buffer and write the new buffer into file FILENAME."
   (interactive "FWrite file: ")
   (let* ((buffer-file-name nil))
     (with-current-buffer (clone-buffer nil (interactive-p))
       (write-file filename (interactive-p)))))

(global-set-key "\C-xW" 'clone-file)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-11-28 15:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-11-28 13:17 writing a file to disc rahed
2007-11-28 14:30 ` Peter Dyballa
2007-11-28 15:56 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2007-11-28 18:32   ` rahed
     [not found]   ` <mailman.4266.1196275142.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-28 21:02     ` Scott Frazer
2007-11-29  7:59       ` rahed
     [not found] ` <mailman.4255.1196265534.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-29  1:01   ` Johan Bockgård
     [not found] <mailman.4235.1196255887.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-11-30 17:02 ` Stefan Monnier

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