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Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file |
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Mon, 07 May 2018 21:28:12 -0400 |
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> I have a file open in a buffer in front of me. I want to rename this file
> and have the buffer be changed accordingly: it should now be visiting the
> file under the new name.
>
> rename-file will instead:
> - rename the file but do nothing with the buffer, if I now save the buffer
> it will get saved under the old file name. The buffer still visits the file
> under the old name.
That's how it works currently. But we're talking about making changes.
> - it will also first prompt for a file to rename, while I want to rename
> the file I am currently editing in a buffer, along with the buffer.
Right. That's why I suggested to use C-x C-w for this particular case.
(but rename-file (c|sh)ould still be changed accordingly).
>> > Also, note there is rename-file, rename-buffer, but then
>> > set-visited-file-name for what is effectively
>> > rename-file-with-visited-buffer.
>> set-visited-file-name does not rename any file, AFAIK (and I don't see
>> any suggestion to change this).
> If you set the along-with-file argument to t, or use prefix argument, I
> think it executes a rename like the one I would like to be able to do, so
> file+buffer.
Nope, it ignores prefix args and the `along-with-file` argument only
tells it that *something else* has moved the file.
> delete-file and rename-file prompting whether to do the corresponding
> action also on the buffer makes sense in general, better yet if it would be
> possible to configure Emacs to do this always, by default, when using the
> functions interactively. Is something like that safe with regards to
> backward compatibility?
If it's only done when used interactively, it should be safe, yes.
> Those act on a file you have to select though, I would like something that
> specifically acts on the current buffer and its visited file.
Hence C-x C-w (aka `write-file`).
Stefan
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- Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file, Stefan Monnier, 2018/05/07
- Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file, Jarosław Rzeszótko, 2018/05/07
- Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file, Stefan Monnier, 2018/05/07
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- Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file, Stefan Monnier, 2018/05/09
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