Always reread some files

Always reread some files

[arthur.chereau]

Hi,

I would like emacs not to ask "File ... changed on disk. Reread from disk ?" for some
files (*.log files): I always want to reread those files. I saw that it may be related
to verify-visited-file-modtime and making certain file names "magic", but I don't
understand how to do this. Could you help me please ?

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RE: Always reread some files

[Victor Kirk]

> I always want to reread those files.

auto-revert-mode

Vic
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Always reread some files

[arthur.chereau]

> > I always want to reread those files.
>
> auto-revert-mode
>

Unfortunately this doesn't work because the *.log files buffers are opened immediately after their modification, that is:
- I compile
- a .log file is created
- I open the .log file
- I recompile
- the .log file is modified
- I open the .log file buffer (immediately, so auto-revert is too slow for that)
- Emacs asks me if it should reread the .log file
- auto-revert reverts the file, but it's too late

That's why I would like to disable the revert question for all *.log files.

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Re: Always reread some files

[Frédéric Bothamy]

* arthur.chereau <arthur.chereau@voila.fr> [2002-11-29 15:25] :
> > > I always want to reread those files.
> >
> > auto-revert-mode
> >
> 
> Unfortunately this doesn't work because the *.log files buffers are opened immediately after their modification, that is:
> - I compile
> - a .log file is created
> - I open the .log file
> - I recompile
> - the .log file is modified
> - I open the .log file buffer (immediately, so auto-revert is too slow for that)
> - Emacs asks me if it should reread the .log file
> - auto-revert reverts the file, but it's too late
> 
> That's why I would like to disable the revert question for all *.log files.

Maybe use the variable revert-without-query using a regexp like this :
".+\.log$" and set a lower auto-revert-interval (5 by default).

Fred

Re: Always reread some files

[Kevin Rodgers]

arthur.chereau wrote:

>>>I always want to reread those files.
>>>
>>auto-revert-mode
>>
>>
> 
> Unfortunately this doesn't work because the *.log files buffers are opened immediately after their modification, that is:
> - I compile
> - a .log file is created
> - I open the .log file
> - I recompile
> - the .log file is modified
> - I open the .log file buffer (immediately, so auto-revert is too slow for that)


(setq auto-revert-interval 1)	; does 0.5 work, Speedy?


> - Emacs asks me if it should reread the .log file
> - auto-revert reverts the file, but it's too late
> 
> That's why I would like to disable the revert question for all *.log files.


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Re: Always reread some files

[Kevin Rodgers]

Frédéric Bothamy wrote:

> * arthur.chereau <arthur.chereau@voila.fr> [2002-11-29 15:25] :
> 
>>>>I always want to reread those files.
>>>>
>>>auto-revert-mode
>>>
>>>
>>Unfortunately this doesn't work because the *.log files buffers are opened immediately after their modification, that is:
>>- I compile
>>- a .log file is created
>>- I open the .log file
>>- I recompile
>>- the .log file is modified
>>- I open the .log file buffer (immediately, so auto-revert is too slow for that)
>>- Emacs asks me if it should reread the .log file
>>- auto-revert reverts the file, but it's too late
>>
>>That's why I would like to disable the revert question for all *.log files.
>>
> 
> Maybe use the variable revert-without-query using a regexp like this :
> ".+\.log$" and set a lower auto-revert-interval (5 by default).


Or perhaps:

;; Warning: Untested!
(defadvice revert-buffer (before yes activate)
   "Always revert buffers visiting *.log files (without querying)."
   (if (and buffer-file-name (string-match "\\.log\\'" buffer-file-name))
       (setq unread-command-events '(?y ?e ?s ?\r))))

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