From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Barry Margolin Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: reloading emacs Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 16:01:33 GMT Organization: Level(3) Communications, Woburn, MA Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1063124565 31954 80.91.224.253 (9 Sep 2003 16:22:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:22:45 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 09 18:22:44 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19wlGN-0002pa-00 for ; Tue, 09 Sep 2003 18:22:44 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19wlCZ-0006qA-Te for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 09 Sep 2003 12:18:47 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsfeed2.easynews.com!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.level3.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Mail-Copies-To: never X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test72 (19 April 1999) Originator: barmar@genuity.net (Barry Margolin) Original-Lines: 22 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 171.78.176.30 Original-X-Trace: news.level3.com 1063123293 171.78.176.30 (Tue, 09 Sep 2003 16:01:33 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 16:01:33 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:116466 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:12385 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:12385 In article , Jim Hurley wrote: >Was just wondering how I could tie the reloading of >.emacs to a function key. This seems desirable to >quickly check changes I make to the file. (defun reload-dot-emacs () "Reload the .emacs file." (interactive) (load "~/.emacs")) (global-set-key ... 'reload-dot-emacs) There are possible improvements that could be made; for instance, if the .emacs file is currently in a buffer, and it's not saved out, the command could ask whether to save it first. -- Barry Margolin, barry.margolin@level3.com Level(3), Woburn, MA *** DON'T SEND TECHNICAL QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ME, post them to newsgroups. Please DON'T copy followups to me -- I'll assume it wasn't posted to the group.