Reopening current buffer's file

Reopening current buffer's file

[Paul Dembry]

In 21.3.1 (old suse machine), I can do the following:

 1. Open a file, e.g. moose
2. c-x c-f
3. Presuming that moose has been changed externally, emacs asks "File moose
 changed on disk. Reread from disk? (yes or no)"
4. Answer yes and it reopens the file

 In 24.2.1 (new suse machine), c-x c-f always opens a directory listing. I 
am
 using the same $(HOME)/.emacs file. I cannot figure out how to have 24.2.1
 behave the same way as 21.3.1. Is this a simple setting in the options? I 
could not find one.

 Thanks,
Paul

RE: Reopening current buffer's file

[Drew Adams]

>  using the same $(HOME)/.emacs file.

Try `emacs -Q', that is, without your init file.

If you do not see the problem in that case, then bisect
your init file until you find what is causing the problem.

Re: Reopening current buffer's file

[Michael Heerdegen]

Hello Paul,

> In 21.3.1 (old suse machine), I can do the following:
>
> 1. Open a file, e.g. moose
> 2. c-x c-f
> 3. Presuming that moose has been changed externally, emacs asks "File moose
> changed on disk. Reread from disk? (yes or no)"
> 4. Answer yes and it reopens the file
>
> In 24.2.1 (new suse machine), c-x c-f always opens a directory
> listing. I am
> using the same $(HOME)/.emacs file. I cannot figure out how to have 24.2.1
> behave the same way as 21.3.1. Is this a simple setting in the
> options? I could not find one.

Seems that the behavior wrt defaults has been changed.  You can try M-n
in the minibuffer.  Or, use M-x revert-buffer instead, which is designed
for reopening.  Bind it to a key if you need it often.


Regards,

Michael.

Re: Reopening current buffer's file

[Jambunathan K]

> M-x revert-buffer instead, which is designed for reopening.  Bind it
> to a key if you need it often.

There is one already

        C-x C-v RET

Just don't look at the name of the function! Believe me it reverts the
buffer.

Re: Reopening current buffer's file

[Paul Dembry]

>> M-x revert-buffer instead, which is designed for reopening.  Bind it
>> to a key if you need it often.
> 
> There is one already
> 
>        C-x C-v RET

Thanks, I'll use this.
Regards,
Paul