* re-read an opened file...
@ 2002-10-01 13:35 Roland Reichenberg
2002-10-01 13:39 ` Phillip Lord
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From: Roland Reichenberg @ 2002-10-01 13:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hi everybody,
does anybody know how to re-read an already opened file?
If another process has changed the contents of the file that I have
already opened before, how can I make emacs to read again the newest
source of the file?
Thanks in advance,
Roland
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* Re: re-read an opened file...
2002-10-01 13:35 re-read an opened file Roland Reichenberg
@ 2002-10-01 13:39 ` Phillip Lord
2002-10-01 20:26 ` Richard V. Molen
2002-10-01 20:27 ` Richard V. Molen
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From: Phillip Lord @ 2002-10-01 13:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
>>>>> "Roland" == Roland Reichenberg <r.reichenberg@gmx.de> writes:
Roland> Hi everybody,
Roland> does anybody know how to re-read an already opened file?
Roland> If another process has changed the contents of the file that
Roland> I have already opened before, how can I make emacs to read
Roland> again the newest source of the file?
M-x revert-buffer
or try and edit the buffer and emacs will ask you about it.
Also see "auto-revert-mode" which is, er, a mode which reverts
automatically.
Cheers
Phil
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* Re: re-read an opened file...
2002-10-01 13:39 ` Phillip Lord
@ 2002-10-01 20:26 ` Richard V. Molen
2002-10-01 20:27 ` Richard V. Molen
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Richard V. Molen @ 2002-10-01 20:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
Phillip Lord <p.lord@russet.org.uk> writes:
> >>>>> "Roland" == Roland Reichenberg <r.reichenberg@gmx.de> writes:
>
> Roland> Hi everybody,
>
> Roland> does anybody know how to re-read an already opened file?
>
> Roland> If another process has changed the contents of the file that
> Roland> I have already opened before, how can I make emacs to read
> Roland> again the newest source of the file?
>
> M-x revert-buffer
>
> or try and edit the buffer and emacs will ask you about it.
>
> Also see "auto-revert-mode" which is, er, a mode which reverts
> automatically.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Phil
A cheap trick when one knows the file has changed is to type in
lowercase 'r r'. The first 'r' is has the effect of trying to edit
the file. Emacs realizes the version on disk is more recent and asks
what you want to do. The second 'r' selects 'revert'. Of course,
it's nice to know one's undo key (C-_) in case it hasn't changed.
I find this useful when re-viewing compiler-generated output and such.
--
Richard V. Molen
Warning!!
Signature under construction, safety glasses required.
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* Re: re-read an opened file...
2002-10-01 13:39 ` Phillip Lord
2002-10-01 20:26 ` Richard V. Molen
@ 2002-10-01 20:27 ` Richard V. Molen
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Richard V. Molen @ 2002-10-01 20:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
Phillip Lord <p.lord@russet.org.uk> writes:
> >>>>> "Roland" == Roland Reichenberg <r.reichenberg@gmx.de> writes:
>
> Roland> Hi everybody,
>
> Roland> does anybody know how to re-read an already opened file?
>
> Roland> If another process has changed the contents of the file that
> Roland> I have already opened before, how can I make emacs to read
> Roland> again the newest source of the file?
>
> M-x revert-buffer
>
> or try and edit the buffer and emacs will ask you about it.
>
> Also see "auto-revert-mode" which is, er, a mode which reverts
> automatically.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Phil
A cheap trick when one knows the file has changed is to type in
lowercase 'r r'. The first 'r' is has the effect of trying to edit
the file. Emacs realizes the version on disk is more recent and asks
what you want to do. The second 'r' selects 'revert'. Of course,
it's nice to know one's undo key (C-_) in case it hasn't changed.
I find this useful when re-viewing compiler-generated output and such.
--
Richard V. Molen
Warning!!
Signature under construction, safety glasses required.
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