Re: C-x C-f RET change

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>]

Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> writes:

> * Reiner Steib:
>
>> On Wed, Nov 09 2005, Florian Weimer wrote:
>>
>>> | ** C-x C-f RET, typing nothing in the minibuffer, is no longer a special case.
>>> | 
>>> | Since the default input is the current directory, this has the effect
>>> | of specifying the current directory.  Normally that means to visit the
>>> | directory with Dired.
>>>
>>> should mention that the new key sequence is C-x C-f M-n RET.
>>
>> Or `C-x C-v RET'.
>
> This command always destroys undo information (without prompting), and
> resets the major mode, so it's slightly different.

The best substitute is revert-buffer, but that is not bound by default
(except in dired).

Andreas.

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