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From: david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU (David J. Camp)
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Subject: How do I force emacs to read from disc? (fwd)
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Date: 22 Dec 90 03:05:48 GMT
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In Reply to this Note From: <Peter Craft>
>If I spawn a shell from within emacs, and copy a file over one of the files
>that I already have an emacs buffer open, and then return to that emacs
>buffer, I will still be editing the original file.  If I then write the 
>buffer, I will overwrite the file that I just copied.  (did that make sence?)
>
>Anyway, my question is:  How do I tell emacs to reread from disc, rather than
>visiting the buffer that it already has open?
>

Type "C-X k" to kill the buffer.  Then type "C-X C-F" to reopen the file.
-David-

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